mexican government Mexico Embrace You program is announced, which provides economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is in response to strict immigration policy President Donald Trump announced it on January 20, and that has begun to materialize with the closure of the CBP One app.
CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign sellers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its actions to include unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. This Monday, Inauguration Day, an order from Donald Trump ended the program, and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.
Rosa Isela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB), unveiled the project during a morning conference call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodriguez explained that the strategy includes economic aid of 2,000 pesos for Mexican citizens who lack the resources to return to their native communities. This assistance will be provided through the new Bienestar Paisano Card.
Federal officials say the plan is designed to allow Mexican immigrants to join existing social programs, including pensions for seniors and people with disabilities, scholarships for elementary and high school students, and Sembrano Vida. , Mujeres con Bienestar, Jovenes Construendo el Initiative. Futuro, y salud casa por casa.
Mexicans who return home will be linked to the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will provide them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risks, disability and life, retirement, and severance at advanced age and old age. They will also be able to enjoy all the social benefits and child care services provided by the Social Security Law. Its benefits will extend to the spouse or partners, children and parents of the deported person.
Rodriguez says Mexicans expelled from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents such as birth certificates, voter certificates and Clave Unica de Registro de Población (Unique Population Registry Code). They will also have access to social housing assistance provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional and Urban Development and the National Workers' Housing Fund (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).
SEGOB has trained public 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 for its proper implementation. Mexico embraced your plan. It claims coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordinating Council.
Trump's possible mass deportation
Donald Trump confirms in his inaugural address that he will declare a state of emergency mexican border To prevent what he called “invasion by illegal infiltrators”. He has promised to act “with historic speed and strength”. His statements have started having an impact.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that features of the CBP One mobile app that allow undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule appointments at eight Southwest border ports of entry are no longer available. The agency said appointments scheduled through the app have been canceled.
The app was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration flows and processes in the border area. According to Mexican officials, the device was designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure of asylum seekers”.
Sheinbaum anticipated its closure in a SEGOB statement published before Trump's inauguration. “This application has helped migrants not have to go to the northern border to wait for asylum,” he said. “We are going to propose that this application or others related to it be allowed.”
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Juan Ramón de la Fuente announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: alerting the nearest Mexican Consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, informing family members or trusted contacts chosen by the migrant about his or her legal status, and alerting the Foreign Ministry directly. to provide, who will monitor compliance. due process.
The Mexican President stressed that migrants are essential to the economy, and reaffirmed his support to Mexican citizens through 53 consulates throughout the United States.
This story was originally published on wired en español And it has been translated from Spanish.