Officials at Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) found 343 migrants abandoned on the side of a road in southeastern Veracruz state on Sunday. A U.S.-bound immigrant was found sealed in a trailer without the paperwork needed to cross the county.
according to statement According to INM, the migrants wore bracelets commonly used by cartel smugglers as proof of payment to enter the United States. The group consisted of her 212 single adults from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador. In addition to 103 unaccompanied minors, 28 migrants were members of the family unit.
According to INM, most of the unaccompanied children were Guatemalan. They were turned over to Child Protective Services. As reported by Breitbart Texas, INM stepped up its efforts to find, detain and remove migrants who did not apply for asylum before heading to the United States.
Recent INM operations have included patrols at transportation hubs, caches, and locations on the Rio Grande. According to Mexican immigration law, immigrants must register upon arrival and apply for asylum before heading to their final destination.
In the last weekend of February, 98 migrants were arrested in one operation in Puebla. The group consisted of nationals of Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Angola, Haiti and Chile. Over the same weekend, several other operations resulted in the arrest of large groups.
Includes recent busts by INM 149 immigrants on one bus Along the common route from Tapachula to Mexico City. Some passengers were hailed from as far away as India. The driver was handed over to authorities and the bus was seized.
Recent arrests by INM also included migrants from Cameroon, Togo, Congo, Mali and China.
At one hotel used by smugglers in late February, Mexican National Guard and INM found 34 migrants crammed into one room. Came from a US designated special interest country.
Mexican immigrants must remain in the state in which the petition was filed until the petition for refugee status is filed. Many people are frustrated by the waiting time. More than 10,000 migrants register their legal status each month, according to Mexico’s Refugee Assistance Commission (COMAR).
The INM arrests of immigrants who flout Mexico’s immigration laws came as the Biden administration proposed new rules limiting asylum protection to those seeking refuge in a safe third country first, or risking immediate deportation. On February 21, DHS proposed rule Set May 11, Title 42 in preparation for the expected removal of the deletion authority.
According to DHS, immigrants who do not seek legal avenues are subject to the controversial presumption of ineligibility for asylum unless they meet certain exceptions. An immigrant who cannot establish a valid claim will be promptly removed under a Title 8 authority barring her from re-entering the country for five years.
Randy Clark A 32-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he commanded nine Border Patrol operations and served as Chief of Law Enforcement Operations within the Del Rio, Texas sector. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.
