Mr. Trump may have been hinting at a “safe third country” treaty that the administration has sought but failed to secure with Mexico. Under such a treaty, migrants entering Mexico would have to apply for asylum there. Officials argued that the value of the agreement may be greater dedication by Mexico to actually follow through on such commitments to avoid another threat of tariffs by Mr. Trump. In his tweets on Sunday, Mr. Trump threatened to turn to tariffs again if Mexico did not live up to the agreement and reduce the flow of migrants at the border. Last year, he posted on Twitter a distorted version of a meeting he had with A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The Times.

Source: New York Times June 09, 2019 18:56 UTC