US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, the State Department said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to crack down on illegal immigration to the US, combat drug cartels and counter Chinese influence in Latin America, Report informs via Reuters. Rubio, the first Latino US secretary of state, visited Central America and the Caribbean in his first overseas trip as Washington's top diplomat earlier this year. Trump has imposed hardline immigration policies, sought to tackle cartels and launched a global trade war with tariffs that target individual products and countries. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said the US and Mexico are nearing a security agreement to expand cooperation against cartels. But she has rejected suggestions by the Trump administration that it could carry out unilateral military operations in Mexico. President Daniel Noboa has sought to combat an upsurge in gang violence in Ecuador and has been a partner for the Trump administration in seeking to reduce illegal immigration.
Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week
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