Mexico seeks diplomatic arrangements to return LatAm migrants

Agents from Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) carry out an operation on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, the border between Mexico and the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's national migration institute (INM) on Friday said it has asked the foreign ministry to make diplomatic arrangements with Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela for the countries to accept migrant return flights.

More migrants have been passing through Mexico to the U.S. border, including large numbers on dangerous cargo trains, and the institute said it has registered more than 1.5 million foreigners entering the country irregularly this year.