Mexican Government announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is intended to respond to strictness immigration policy that President Donald Trump announced on January 20 and which has begun to materialize with the closure of the CBP One application.
CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign suppliers to schedule goods inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its mandate to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump's order ended the program and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.
Rosa Icela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB), revealed the project during the morning meeting of the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodríguez explained that the strategy includes economic assistance of 2,000 pesos for Mexican citizens who lack the resources to return to their home communities. This support will be provided through the new Bienestar Paisano Card.
The federal government added that the plan is designed to allow Mexican migrants to participate in existing social programs, including pensions for the elderly and disabled, and scholarships for elementary school students. and high school, as well as the initiatives Sembrando Vida, Soones con Bienestar, Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro and Salud Casa por Casa.
Returning Mexicans will be linked to the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will give them access to sickness and maternity insurance, work hazard, disability and life, pension as well as severance and old age benefits. They will also enjoy all social benefits and child care services under the Social Security Law. Benefits will be extended to the deportee's spouse or partner, children and parents.
Rodriguez added that Mexicans deported from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents, such as birth certificates, voter identification proof and Clave Única de Registro de Poblacion (Unique Population Registration Code). They will also have access to social housing support provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Territories and Urban Development and the National Institute of Workers' Housing Fund (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).
SEGOB has trained civil servants from the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacán, Guanajuato, State of Mexico, Sinaloa and Jalisco to properly implement policies Mexico's plan Embracing You. It claims to have coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordinating Council.
Trump could be deported en masse
Donald Trump confirmed in his inauguration speech that he would declare a state of emergency on the day Mexican border to prevent what he called “an invasion of illegal intruders.” He promised to act “with historic speed and force.” His declaration has taken effect.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that features of the CBP One mobile app allow undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule appointments at eight Western border ports of entry. Nam is no longer available. The agency added that appointments scheduled through the app have been canceled.
The app was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration processes and flows in border areas. According to Mexican authorities, the tool is designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure from asylum seekers.”
Sheinbaum predicted its closure in a statement from SEGOB, released before Trump's inauguration. She said “this application has helped migrants not have to go to the Northern border to wait for asylum. We will recommend allowing this or other related applications.”
Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: notify the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate real-time legal assistance, notify family members or trusted contacts of the migrant migrants choose about their legal situation and directly alert the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will monitor migrants' compliance with legal regulations. correct procedure.
The Mexican President emphasized that migrants are essential to the economy, and reaffirmed her support for Mexican citizens through 53 consulates across the United States.
This story originally appeared on STRINGED in Spanish and has been translated from Spanish.