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U.S. Sent 2,900 Deported Mexicans to Central America, INM Says; Sheinbaum Condemns Practice

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexico’s National Migration Institute said the United States sent about 2,900 deported Mexicans to third countries, mainly Guatemala and Honduras, with 20 sent to Costa Rica.
  • Mexican officials have protested the practice and are negotiating with U.S. authorities to stop further transfers.
  • Mexico says all 2,900 people have since returned, with consulates and migration officials helping arrange their repatriation.

About 2,900 Mexicans deported from the United States were sent first to Central American countries instead of being returned directly to Mexico, according to Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina, head of Mexico’s National Migration Institute.

Speaking during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s press conference, Céspedes said most were taken to Guatemala and Honduras. Another 20 Mexican nationals were sent to Costa Rica. He said the practice has continued despite objections raised by Mexico’s Foreign Ministry and Interior Ministry.

“We have made the federal government’s opposition clear through the Foreign Ministry and the Interior Ministry, and we have been working very specifically to ensure that this cooperation prevents nationals from continuing to be sent to Central America,” Céspedes said.

We have made the federal government’s opposition clear through the Foreign Ministry and the Interior Ministry, and we have been working very specifically to ensure that this cooperation prevents nationals from continuing to be sent to Central America.

· Sergio Salomón Céspedes PeregrinaMexico’s migration chief described official efforts to stop the transfer of deported Mexicans to third countries.

Mexican authorities activate an immediate assistance mechanism when they learn that nationals have arrived in a third country. Consulates contact them, while the National Migration Institute works with its Central American counterparts to facilitate their return.

Those sent through Guatemala and Honduras travel overland to Mexico’s southern border. There they receive repatriation documents and enter Mexico te abraza, an assistance program coordinated by the Interior Ministry. The 20 people sent to Costa Rica return by air and receive the same support. Céspedes said all 2,900 Mexicans have now returned to Mexico, although the transfers continue. Sheinbaum rejected the practice, saying, “There is no reason” for Mexican deportees to be sent anywhere other than Mexico.

There is no reason

· Claudia SheinbaumMexico’s president rejected the U.S. practice of sending deported Mexicans to countries other than Mexico.
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Originally published by El Universal 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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