Mexico is struggling to contain a surge of Central American migrants making their way to the U.S. border that has been fueled by a softening of Mexican migration policies and a severe drought in Guatemala. The exodus is causing new frictions between the U.S. and its southern neighbors, and comes after the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began offering humanitarian visas to Central American asylum seekers making the perilous trek across Mexico.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 05, 2019 10:52 UTC