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Foreign Migrants Deported by the U.S. to Mexico Are Vulnerable, With 1,000 Arriving Each Month

From La Jornada · () Spanish

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  • The United States deported nearly 1,000 people of other nationalities to Mexico each month during the first half of 2026.
  • Mexico’s migration authorities transported many of them from the northern border to the south, where civil organizations described migrants in Tapachula as vulnerable and undocumented.

Nearly 1,000 people of nationalities other than Mexican were deported from the United States to Mexico each month during the first half of 2026.

Most arrived by land at Mexico’s northern border. From there, the National Migration Institute transported them to the south of the country.

In Tapachula, Chiapas, many have lived in fear and without work. Some lack identity documents, leaving them “vulnerable and invisible,” civil organizations said.

vulnerable and invisible

· Civil organizationsOrganizations described the situation of deported migrants living in Tapachula.
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Originally published by La Jornada in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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