Exclusive: Mexico considers tighter entry rules for Venezuelans after U.S. requests - sources

A flight information screen displays the arrivals and delayed flights, including the one from London, as the Mexico's government analyses to suspend flights from the U.K. due to fears about a highly infectious new coronavirus strain amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Benito Juarez International Airport, in Mexico City, Mexico December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

SAN FRANCISCO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is considering setting tougher entry requirements for Venezuelans, partly in response to U.S. requests, after a sharp rise in border arrests of Venezuelans fleeing their homeland, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Currently, Venezuelans do not need a visa to enter Mexico as tourists. But as apprehensions of Venezuelan migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border soar, Mexico is looking at making their entry subject to certain criteria, a Mexican official familiar with the government's internal discussions said.