The Mexican government is sending hundreds of lawyers north to the United States to provide a legal shield to the four million illegal Mexican immigrants currently in the country.
The government wants to protect Mexican immigrants from deportation. send Billions of dollars in U.S. revenue are going back to Mexico. For example, in 2023, more than $63 billion of these remittances were sent to relatives outside the United States.
Mexican authorities have put on hold a new app backed by hundreds of Mexican lawyers that helps Mexican nationals living in the U.S. illegally face deportation by U.S. immigration authorities. .
The app, called Alert Button, will allow Mexican nationals who are in the U.S. illegally and are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to alert relatives in Mexico of their situation. . They will also alert the nearest Mexican consulate about the detention, and Mexican lawyers will take action.
After the app's announcement, Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente urged Mexicans living in the United States illegally to register to use the app, saying, “Not everyone has registered yet. We strongly recommend registering with a consulate so that legal protection can be provided when needed.”
Secretary de la Fuente said: “I have personally attended several public meetings where the important message is to let the public know that they are not alone and will not be alone.'' “, he said, adding that the app is expected to be rolled out in January. reported.
The app is the latest effort by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to double down on her pledge to protect the “rights” of Mexican citizens in the face of the incoming Trump administration's plans to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. .
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The app is part of Mexico's “Know Your Rights” program, which aims to inform Mexican nationals living in the United States about what they can and cannot do. The program is reportedly staffed by 329 legal advisers stationed at all 53 consulates in the United States, Fox News reported. reported.
“I want to tell my compatriots that they are not alone and will not be alone,” de la Fuente said, adding that Mexican authorities “will be extremely vigilant to ensure that due process is followed.” he added.
The president-elect claimed he had already had “great conversations” with Mexico's Mr. Sheinbaum about stemming the flow of illegal immigrants from Latin America through Mexico.
“I just had a great conversation with Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She agreed to stop immigration into the United States through Mexico, effectively closing the southern border,” he told Truth. This was stated in a post on Social on November 27th.
“We also discussed the large influx of drugs into the United States and what can be done to stop the consumption of these drugs in the United States. It was a very productive conversation!” he added .
Despite this, Sheinbaum has walked a fine line between cooperating with Trump and quelling left-wing immigration activists, and continues to insist he opposes Trump's threats of economic sanctions and tariffs. .
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