WASHINGTON – On Feb. 23, officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with officials from the Government of Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Relations and Secretariat of Government, will announce the finalization of negotiations for the nine (9) Local Repatriation Arrangements along the U.S.-Mexico border.
DHS and Government of Mexico officials will be on site to acknowledge the significant accomplishment of finalizing these arrangements. Officials will also discuss the ways in which these arrangements substantially strengthen the bilateral framework for the protection of Mexican citizens being returned to Mexico, improve the efficient use of limited resources, and increase coordination during the repatriation process.
DHS CBP and ICE officials will join Government of Mexico officials to announce the finalization of negotiations for the nine Local Repatriation Arrangements along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Station
9201 Gateway South Boulevard
El Paso, Texas
OPEN PRESS*
* Credentialed media planning to attend must RSVP to Roger Maier at roger.maier@cbp.dhs.gov or 915-730-7269. All media will be required to show government-issued photo identification and affiliate issued press credentials prior to being granted access to the facility.
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