Mexico will increase efforts to stop U.S.-bound migrants as Title 42 ends, U.S. officials say

El Paso, Texas — The Mexican government is planning to deploy law enforcement personnel to its border with Guatemala and other migration corridors in Mexico to help the Biden administration reduce the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. unlawfully, senior American officials said Tuesday.

The operations to stop or slow down U.S.-bound migrants before they reach America's southern border are expected to take place over the next "several days," according to a senior Biden administration official who briefed reporters on Tuesday.

"Mexico has committed to undertaking a pretty robust law enforcement operation on their southern border and on the transit routes to the northern border that we think will help," the U.S. official added, referring to what's expected to be a historically high number of migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border following the expiration of Title 42 public health restrictions later this week.