Mexican officials began clearing a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river as US officials met with Mexico 's president to address the surge of migrants reaching the US southwestern border .
The effort to clear the tents in Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, started on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday. Mexico's priority is to reopen border crossings that were closed due to the migrant surge.
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