Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will travel to Mexico on Wednesday for a meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, a stunning move for a candidate who has repeatedly criticized Mexico and has called for mass deportations of Mexican immigrants. Trump announced the visit late Tuesday via Twitter, saying he had accepted Peña Nieto’s invitation to visit Mexico and looked forward to the meeting. Peña Nieto released a similar statement, saying he recently extended invitations for private meetings to Trump as well as Trump’s rival, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “I believe in dialogue to promote the interests of Mexico in the world, and to protect Mexicans wherever they are,” Peña Nieto said on Twitter. Times poll showsUPDATES:10:14 p.m.: This article was updated with information about how immigrant rights advocates view Trump’s plan to visit Mexico.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 31, 2016 04:37 UTC