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Story: Mexico: Recent Deportation a violation of immigration rules

what happened

On Thursday, Mexico’s authorities accused U.S. officials of violating their own immigration rules in regards to the “Dreamer” and a mother of four who were recently deported back to Mexico. It was stressed that the cases of Mrs. MaribelTrujillo and Mr. Juan Manuel Montes Bojorquez were in violation of the rules of deportation in that country’s neither one of these two deportees represented no threat to the United States and did not have a criminal background.

What prompted this?

CBP claims Montes had left the country without authorization before being arrested, a charge his lawyers deny.

As far Trujillo, an Ohio mother of four there was no valid explanation as she has no criminal record.

what’s next?

Mexican authorities pledged to continue consular and legal support for its citizens in the United States, and to strengthen dialogue with their U.S. counterparts “with the end of enforcing the Rule of Law.”

Story: Asylum applications in Mexico have soared 150% since Trump’s election.

Since president Trump’s election, the number of asylum seekers have soared 150%. More Central American migrants reportedly seek refuge in Mexico rather than take their chances in the United States.

About 5,421 asylum applications were filled between November 2016 and March and it was a 150% rise from the same period in 2015 to Mexico’s refugee agency (Comar).

why the surge and why Mexico?

Many fear to end up in detention. Not just Mexican cross the US border illegally. Many come from violence-plagued “Northern Triangle” of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. It is safer to apply from Mexico.

The fear is real…

The number of detentions along the south-western US border has fallen about 4% since president Trump took office also the number of Central American families stopped at the US-Mexico border has dropped steadily about a 93% fall from December, according to Department of Homeland Security data.

Mexico taking initiative

Mexican government has talked about its intention to use immigration – specifically Mexico’s key role in stopping migrants reaching the US border as a bargaining chip with the Trump administration.

Mexico’s COmar is also working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other civil society groups in identifying those who could be eligible for asylum had also helped drive up the numbers.