About 1 million undocumented migrants were apprehended on the US-Mexico border from October 2018 to September 2019, the highest annual total in the last 12 years
In Washington, the U.S. reviewed Mexican progress on curbing illegal migration, while Mexico focused on pressing the U.S. to halt arms smuggling across the border
Mexico has deployed more than 25,000 National Guard militarized police along its borders and stepped up raids on people traffickers