Mexico to ‘Open Its Doors’ to Julian Assange, With President Asking Biden to Free WikiLeaks Founder

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures during the 108th anniversary of the epic military feat known as "March of Loyalty," at the Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City, Mexico, on Feb. 9, 2021. Edgard Garrido/File/Reuters

Mexico is willing to take in “the best journalist of our time” Julian Assange if the United States were to release him, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday.

Obrador’s comments come after the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an extradition order on June 17, sending the WikiLeaks founder back to the United States where he is wanted for publishing thousands of classified and sensitive documents.