Approximately 1.2 million immigrants lived in Mexico in 2020, accounting for 1 percent of the total population. Despite its small share, the immigrant population has grown by 20 percent since 2015
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According to the Mexican federal government, over 2,000 migrants were kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug cartels last year
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A review of the Mexico City Airport’s migration standards revealed a number issues with the National Institute of Migration’s operations, including several alleged human rights violations
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El Salvador has labeled the lethal fire in Mexico’s National Institute of Migrationin Ciudad Juárez as a “state crime”
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López Obrador is the one who decided that Mexico could house tens of thousands of migrants that the United States sends every year
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A lethal fire broke out in Mexico’s National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juárez, reportedly leaving at least 39 victims dead and another 28 injured in its wake
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s heightened military presence on its southern border with Guatemala has resulted in a 79 percent increase in arrests of undocumented Central American migrants since its new patrol policy went into effect on June 21, said Mexican Secretary of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval. According to Sandoval, border patrols have increased in the region since June 21, as
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By MARK LORENZANA Agents of Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) accused their superiors on Thursday, June 9, of heading a corruption network to extort migrants. According to the complaint, managers are forcing employees to charge up to $1,000 to facilitate the transit of undocumented passengers. In addition to the complaint are various
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As the Easter Week holiday approaches — a key period in the Mexican religious calendar and a time when many migrants return home temporarily to be with their families — numerous Mexican workers reentering the country have reported being extorted by agents of the National Institute of Migration (INM) near the border town of
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XINHUA A U.S.-bound migrant caravan that has been traveling on foot through Mexico for more than a month continued its slow trek over the weekend through the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, with far fewer people than it started out with. Comprising between 4,000 to 5,000 mostly Central American and Haitian migrants at one point, by Friday, Nov. 26, it
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