EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be in Mexico next week to discuss a major binational security deal, Mexican officials said.

Rubio's office said he will travel to Mexico and Ecuador on Sept. 2-4. The purpose is to “advance key U.S. priorities (including) swift and decisive actions to dismantle cartels, halt fentanyl trafficking, (and) end illegal immigration,” among others.

This is the fourth trip Rubio will make to Latin America. A brief statement from his office emphasizes the administration’s commitment to protect U.S. borders, neutralize narco-terrorist threats and foster a broader sharing of the burden in the hemisphere.

The visit comes less than a month after The New York Times reported President Trump signed a secret directive to the Penta

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