Moody calls Biden administration’s meeting with Mexican government a ‘total misdirect’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said the Biden administration’s meeting with the Mexican government is only an attempt to make people think that the president cares about the surge of migrants at the southern border.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and members of his cabinet Wednesday.

The move comes as illegal migrant crossings have surged with more people expected to arrive at the U.S. southern border. A massive caravan made up of thousands of migrants came through southern Mexico Tuesday.

“[President Joe Biden] sending Secretary Blinken to meet with the Mexican government is a total misdirect to the American people in an attempt to make them think he cares about stopping the surge,” Moody said on social media ahead of the meeting.

“The reality is he created this problem. He has the power, and is lawfully required to secure the border, but has no intention to do so,” Moody continued.

Florida has engaged in several legal battles over the Biden administration’s border policies. Gov. Ron DeSantis has also made immigration a top priority on the presidential campaign trail.

Arrests for illegal crossings into the U.S. have reportedly surpassed 10,000 a day.

Mayorkas said the countries had a “productive” meeting.

“The regional challenge of migration requires regional solutions, and we appreciate Mexico’s commitment to continue its efforts alongside us and with others,” he said following the meeting.

Blinken said they are committed to working with Mexico to address their “shared challenges.”

“As we made clear in Mexico City today, we are committed to partnering with Mexico to address our shared challenges, including managing unprecedented irregular migration in the region, reopening key ports of entry, and combating illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs,” Blinken said.