Mexico's plan to expel migrants from the United States is in full swing as local and state officials prepare shelters and supplies.
As the U.S. Inauguration Day approaches, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has stepped up preparations to receive an expected influx of migrant deportations under President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plan. Mexico recently launched new smartphone panic buttons for Mexican migrants facing imminent detention by U.S. authorities and announced plans to open new migrant shelters in Mexican border cities.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, President Sheinbaum held a security meeting with Mexican border state governors in early December to prepare for migrants being returned to Mexico after President Trump's mass deportations began. did. Just before Christmas, plans began in earnest, including the creation of at least 25 shelters to house migrants sent back to Mexico.
In an announcement in Tijuana just before Christmas, Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda told reporters that six evacuation centers could open in the border city across from San Diego, California. He said it was expensive. At least two more are planned to open in Calexico, Calif., and neighboring Mexicali. Avila told reporters that the shelter will be used to house Mexican nationals returned from deportation operations until they can be sent to their homelands in Mexico.
In addition to plans to open migrant shelters, Mexico's Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente in December introduced a panic button for migrants who appear to be at risk of imminent detention by U.S. immigration authorities. Announced the creation of a mobile phone application. De la Fuente said the phone application is expected to be released in January.
The filing would alert relatives of immigrants and Mexican consular officials about possible detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The application, which is currently in the testing phase, will also include information about a call center where immigrants can receive immigration-related information.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials are not authorized to speak to the media, but Mexican authorities would be wise to begin planning for immigration through a myriad of removal programs that are likely to take shape after President-elect Trump takes office. He said that. January 20th. But deported Mexican nationals may not pose the problem Sheinbaum thinks.
“From our perspective from cities in the interior of the United States, immigrants from Mexico do not pose the problems that immigrants from other countries do,” CBP officials explained. “Given security threats alone, Venezuelan gang members, known criminals, and poorly vetted special interest foreign nationals are likely to be deported to Mexico first, most of whom are not Mexican citizens. I guess.”
If history repeats itself, Mexico could receive thousands of migrants daily at ports of entry across its southwest border. The Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the Remain in Mexico program, began in January 2019 and was used to return nearly 70,000 immigrants to Mexico during the first Trump administration. Rather than being released into the United States to await asylum hearings, the migrants were forced to wait in Mexico. With few exceptions, migrants remained in Mexican border cities, asking local authorities for housing and food during the lengthy removal process.
Mexico's plan reflects the recognition that mass deportations are likely to involve migrants from outside Mexico, which could pose additional challenges. Mr. Sheinbaum called on the United States to limit deportations to Mexicans only. On Thursday, during questions at his daily morning press conference, Sheinbaum told reporters that Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente also told reporters that if his nationals reach the United States through Mexico, He said he is working with other countries to directly host the country. Sources within CBP say it may be wishful thinking if the Remain in Mexico program is restarted.
randy clark He is a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as Division Chief of Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol stations within the Del Rio, Texas area. Follow him at X (formerly Twitter) @RandyClarkBBTX.
