The United States will start sending asylum seekers to Mexico on Friday: report

The United States will return Friday the first group of asylum seekers in the border town of Tijuana, said on Thursday to Reuters the spokesman of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

(DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Kirstjen Michele NielsenSenate Dem on appeal for an inquiry into Nielsen: I am "sick and tired of this lying administration": the state of American politics is a Power Game and Partisanship A potential perjury MORE announced that asylum seeking migrants in the United States would be sent to Mexico during the assessment of their cases.

"We informed the Mexican government of our actions. In response, Mexico has taken the independent decision to commit to implementing key measures on its side of the border, "said Nielsen in a statement.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

The Obrador spokesman did not reveal to Reuters the nationality of those who will be sent to Mexico. The policy, in general, aims to manage the growing number of Central American migrants, said the point of sale.

The United States and Mexico reached an agreement in November that would require migrants seeking asylum and who have not yet crossed the southern border to remain in Mexico as their claims are processed.

In December, the Mexican government announced that it would allow migrants from Central America to stay in Mexico while their asylum claims are being processed in the United States.

Mexico has consistently refused to host non-Mexican nationals fired from the United States

Trump Border Administration Policies and the Department of Homeland Security have been criticized for months after the White House adopted a series of radical positions on immigration.

President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump: I will present the state of the Union "once the closure is over", former New York Police Trump commander receives special treatment for firearms licenses Colbert launches a petition asking Cardi B to give a reply to the State of the Union MORE has elicited negative reactions with the policies proposed by his administration to restrict the asylum routes of migrants, such as the illegal rejection of immigrants in the country apply for asylum and force asylum seekers migrants to wait in Mexico during the processing of their requests. Federal courts have challenged these two policies.