MEXICO CITY.- Mexico is interceding with the regimes of Cuba y Venezuela for what USA can directly deport undocumented migrants to those countries, after the tightening of Washington’s immigration policy.
From the government of the president Donald Trump (2017-2021), Mexico accepts migrants expelled from the United States into its territory, and even sends them back to their countries. It also allows them to manage asylum requests from border cities.
“”Since we have very good relations with everyone, we have agreements and we can, from Mexico, send migrants to any country (…) We are helping to ensure that it is accepted in countries where they (the United States) do not have a good relationship , that they can take deportation measures,” said Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
“That the deportees arrive directly to their countries. This, even, requires more attention, care for human rights,” according to the Mexican president.
López Obrador mentioned in particular the cases of Cuba y Venezuela.
At the beginning of this year, Caracas suspended an agreement with Washington to receive its deported nationals, after the restitution of sanctions against the regime of Nicolás Maduro, which it considers illegitimate.
Repatriation agreements
Blas Nuñez-Neto, Undersecretary of Border Policy and Immigration of the United States Department of Homeland Security, reported that his country maintains “constant discussions with governments throughout the eastern and western hemisphere” to reach agreements that allow the rapid repatriation of people who do not They have a legal basis to remain in the US, martinoticias.com reported.
Nuñez-Neto highlighted that these measures will facilitate the accelerated deportation of a greater number of migrants, either to their countries of origin or to Mexico.
On Tuesday, the US announced immediate restrictions for migrants seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border. These measures will go into effect when the number of daily border encounters reaches 2,500, a figure that is already exceeded, according to US authorities.
Since the beginning of the year, Mexico has reinforced immigration controls to prevent migrants from reaching the United States, as a result of bilateral agreements reached between December and January to confront the migratory wave.
Rafael Velásquez, director in Mexico of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), highlighted that his country’s role is crucial for the implementation of United States immigration policies.
“Definitely, in the last three months we have seen an acceleration and intensification of measures to contain, detain and prevent people from reaching the border,” Velásquez said.
Source: With information from AFP / martinoticias.com
