The president of Mexico announced on Thursday that she will request that President-elect Donald Trump send non-Mexican migrants back to their countries of origin instead of leaving them at the Mexican border.
President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that she hopes to come to an arrangement with Trump that would return foreign nationals to their home nations.
Although Mexico is not obligated to take in non-Mexican migrants like other nations, it has recently consented to do so, particularly from Cuba and Venezuela, who may take in migrants from Mexico but routinely reject deportation flights from the United States.
If Trump fulfills his pledge to deport a large number of migrants without the required paperwork when he takes office on January 20, Mexican officials have said they are ready.
The mass deportations of Mexican nationals and the mass deportations of non-Mexicans at border crossings without the required infrastructure are two concerns that Mexico is obviously concerned about.
According to experts, there are about 4 million undocumented Mexicans residing in the United States. In order to manage deportation cases involving its people, Mexico is already preparing its consular services in the United States with more staff.
Deported migrants from third countries, which may include a significant number of Haitians, Cubans, and Venezuelans, present a more challenging problem.
For diplomatic or political reasons, the United States finds it difficult to deport migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela; Mexico agreed to take up to 30,000 migrants every month. That contract remains in effect.
Mexico deported almost 300 Venezuelan migrants on two planes, according to a report from Venezuela at the end of 2023.
The Mexican government is financially burdened by such returns. Some of the Venezuelans who were repatriated were given a six-month stipend of about $110 by Mexico to help them re-establish themselves in their native nations.
But Mexico would face much more difficulties in providing deported Mexicans with employment, housing, and transportation.
Trump’s warning to put 25% tariffs on Mexican goods unless the country takes greater action to stop the flow of migrants and narcotics has made the already delicate topic of migration between the two countries even more urgent.
Trump asserted in November that following a phone conversation between the two presidents, Sheinbaum consented to halt migration via Mexico. Mexico, on the other hand, was already contributing and has no plans to close its borders, according to Sheinbaum.
At the time, Sheinbaum told reporters, “We reiterate that Mexico’s position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples.”
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