Latin American nations agree to help U.S. curb unlawful migration

President Biden is set to unveil a migration accord at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles Friday that the White House hopes will help the U.S. reduce the historic levels of migrants arriving at the southern border over the past year, a senior administration official says.

Under the declaration by the U.S. and several other Western Hemisphere nations, several commit to taking in more asylum-seekers, among other steps.

The agreement centers on stabilizing communities in Latin America, expanding lawful means of immigration, bolstering "humane" border enforcement across the region and collaborating on responses to the displacement of people, the official told reporters, requesting anonymity in order to discuss the agreement before its formal announcement.