Biden officials to head to Mexico for immigration talks

Mexico has beefed up law enforcement at its southern border to stem a sharp increase in migrants heading to the US.

US President Joe Biden will dispatch envoys to Mexico and Guatemala, his administration announced on Monday, for migration talks as he struggles to contain a surge of migrant arrivals at the US border with Mexico. White House border coordinator Roberta Jacobson will travel to Mexico for talks with Mexican officials aimed at developing “an effective and humane plan of action to manage migration”, White House spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement. The visit was also announced by Mexico’s foreign ministry, which said the talks would take place on Tuesday.