On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that, in a recent notice sent to the Congress, the US President Donald Trump administration said that it intended to allocate $20 million in order to assist the Mexican authorities in deporting undocumented migrants.
"The Mexican government refused to accept $20 million. The money is currently in the Merida Initiative [Mexico-US cooperation agreement] fund, but it was not accepted for carrying out repatriations," one of the cabinet officials told the Proceso news portal.
According to the media outlet, the request to turn down the aid was voiced by Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's future foreign minister. The request reportedly concerns any financial transfers that the United States would offer for the repatriation of migrants.
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