Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Sheinbaum: Mexico received over 4,000 deportees last week

More than 4,000 migrants have been deported to Mexico from the United States in the past week, but the totals are not dissimilar to the number of weekly deportations in the past, according to Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Despite headlines about the possibility of mass deportations flooding Mexican border cities, Sheinbaum insists that fears of a mass influx of migrants are so far unfounded, telling reporters at her Monday morning press conference that there has been regular communication between the governments of Mexico and the U.S.

Mexico accepted 4,094 deportees between Jan. 20-26, Sheinbaum said. In addition to those who have been deported at border crossings, the U.S. also sent four deportation flights to Mexico using civilian aircraft.

Sheinbaum also mentioned that Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week. There have also been regular meetings between U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and Mexico’s assistant secretary for human rights, she said.

During her update, Sheinbaum also revealed that Mexico has received non-Mexican deportees from the United States in the past week, though the majority of deportees received between Jan. 20 and 26 were Mexican.

The president had been on record saying that her administration would not agree to the restart of the “Remain in Mexico” program, a so-called migrant protection protocol that requires that non-Mexican migrants remain in Mexico while their asylum requests are processed by the United States. 

The program was originally implemented by the first Trump administration in January 2019, but was then partially shut down by the Biden administration in 2022. In February 2023, Mexico rejected U.S. plans to reactivate the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

Since Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president on Jan. 20, there has not been a “substantial” increase in deportees received by Mexico, Sheinbaum said.

Similar stories were heard along the Mexico-U.S. border.

Officials in the border state of Chihuahua told the newspaper La Jornada that the 136 people deported on Friday represented a typical day at the Ciudad Juárez border crossing.

Enrique Serrano, coordinator of Chihuahua’s Population Council, told La Jornada that, if excessive deportations are imminent, the U.S. government has agreed to alert Mexico’s Consulate in El Paso — across the border from Ciudad Juárez — as well as Mexico’s National Immigration Institute.

With reports from Reuters, La Jornada and Infobae

14 COMMENTS

  1. The article fails to clarify that almost all these illegal immigrants are in fact felons of which there are many Venezuelans, Guatemalans and Nicaraguans. Others are being deported to their home countries like Colombia, Chile, Panama, etc. The so-called mass deportations of other illegals are not happening and may not happen. The priority now is to locate dangerous criminals and asylum seekers who failed to appear for their court hearing and thus subject to immediate deportation.

  2. Ya David… that’s how it starts. Then when all the racists in the US (and the Rep party) turn a blind eye to the next phase of Trump’s deportation program, that will be the green light for Trump to put the pedal to the metal. And in the same way that many other wanna-be dictators have succeeded, he will have full support from his party and his racist supporters. Donald Trump’s greatest success was proving to the rest of the world that the United States (per capita) is the dumbest effing country on the planet

    • I wouldn’t say the dumbest on the planet, but they are surprisingly stupider then I remembered when I lived there. I don’t know what happened.

  3. All them hardworking men and women should head to Canada. Don’t forget your warm coats, mittens and touques. Experienced farm workers are needed according to Canadian Government.
    I met quite a few Mexican people working at tree farms in Wisconsin where I would pickup truck loads of Christmas trees destination Toronto area over the years.

  4. Sorry Mexico Beach, you lost me. I was referring to Trump handing over the baton at the end of his reign of terror. I haven’t much faith in the midterms at the moment. Trump has 2 years to put his stink on the election process before the midterms. Ok… gotta go put my head back in the sand

  5. I have often heard a Trump supporter say that Trump just needs to keep his his mouth shut. What will they be saying 4 years from now? I can’t wait to hear. But chances are they will double down again in support of the Orange Clown

  6. If Trump is serious about deporting millions, it’s going to create huge problems for Mexico. They will need housing and jobs and remittances from the US to Mexico will crash. $5 billion per month in remittances provide much needed income for Mexican households.

    • Jim if they deport millions it’s not only going to cause problems for Mexico but problems for the U. S. Who’s going to be working in all the sectors that these hard working Mexicans so willingly work? Our food prices, construction prices, and hospitality will take a hit!

  7. Señor Ken , you are so full of hate , I honestly feel sorry for you , get over it, and get a life , hope you have a wonderful 4 more years of Mr Trump presidential term !!

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