Mexico won't accept deportations from Texas, calls law 'dehumanizing'


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  • Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during his regular press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, March 20, 2024. Mexico Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sharply criticized a Texas law that would empower state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, saying Mexico will not accept anyone repatriated by Texas.

"Let me say this once and for all, we will not accept deportations from the Texan government," Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday at his daily news conference.

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