Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met Wednesday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to talk stemming from the record-breaking surge of illegal immigration along the US-Mexico border. The Cabinet secretaries and US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar joined López Obrador in Mexico City for private talks lasting approximately three hours. The high-profile meeting took place against a backdrop of new all-time daily records for illegal border crossings, which have overwhelmed authorities in Arizona and Texas and forced the temporary closure of two commercial rail links, as well as the approach of a caravan of around 8,000 migrants in a single party. Border Patrol data indicated a single-day record of 14,509 migrant encounters on Dec. 18 — and a sustained monthlong spate of high detention numbers. It was not immediately clear whether Blinken and Mayorkas left the meeting with a deal in which Mexican authorities would bolster security along their southern border to deter illegal crossings of migrants from Central and South America. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/news/blinken-mayorkas-meet-mexico-prez-as-border-crossings-set-new-records/ #mexico #antonyblinken #migrant The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost