Biden and López Obrador Pledge Cooperation on Migration, Fentanyl Trafficking

The two leaders met at the APEC summit, discussing key issues affecting both countries and pledging to work together to address them.

President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, discussing issues including migration, fentanyl trafficking, and bilateral commerce.
Biden and López Obrador pledged to work together to combat fentanyl trafficking into the U.S., a major issue as Mexico and China are the primary sources for synthetic fentanyl trafficked into the U.S.
The two leaders also discussed the rising number of migrants traveling north to the U.S.-Mexico border, with López Obrador praising Biden's policies as a 'humane way to address the migration phenomenon.'
López Obrador thanked Biden for his administration’s work on migration and emphasized the need for further progress to address the migratory phenomenon.
The meeting comes two weeks after it was reported that the Biden administration approved $950 million in contracts to repair and upgrade part of existing border wall construction in Arizona, California and Texas.