Mexico’s Migration and Asylum Policies, as Well as Conditions at U.S.-Mexico Border, Have Been Significantly Reshaped in Year Since U.S.-Mexico Migration Cooperation Agreement Was Signed

WASHINGTON — On June 7, 2019, after months of heightened Central American migration through Mexico to the United States, the Mexican and U.S. governments signed an agreement to work together to control the movement of asylum seekers and other migrants to the U.S. border. This ushered in an intense period of policy and institutional change that is reshaping Mexico’s immigration enforcement and humanitarian protection systems, and has also had significant impacts on conditions for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.