the mexican government has announced the Mexico Abraza Te program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is a response to the strict immigration policy that President Donald Trump announced on January 20, and which has already begun to materialize with the closure of the CBP One application.
CBP One launched in 2020, allowing foreign suppliers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its duties to include unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. This Monday, the day of the inauguration, an order from Donald Trump ended the program and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.
Rosa Icela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB), announced the project during the morning conference of the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodríguez explained that the strategy includes financial support of 2 thousand pesos for Mexican citizens who lack the resources to return to their communities of origin. This support will be delivered through the new Paisano Wellbeing Card.
Federal authorities add that the plan is designed to allow Mexican migrants to join existing social programs, including pensions for older adults and people with disabilities, scholarships for primary and secondary school students, and the Sembrando Vida, Mujeres con Bienestar initiatives. , Youth Building the Future and Health House by House.
Repatriated Mexicans will be affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will allow them to access insurance for illness and maternity, occupational risks, disability and life, retirement, and compensation for old age and old age. They will also be able to enjoy all the social benefits and childcare services provided for by the Social Security Law. The benefits will be extended to the spouses or partners, children and parents of the deportee.
Rodríguez adds that Mexicans expelled from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents, such as birth certificates, voter credentials and the Unique Population Registration Code. They will also have access to social housing support provided by the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development and by the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers.
The 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 the proper implementation of the Mexico Hugs You Plan. He claims to have coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordinating Council.
Trump’s possible mass deportations
Donald Trump confirmed in his inaugural address that he will declare a state of emergency on the border with Mexico to stop what he called “an invasion of illegal intruders.” He has promised to act “with historic speed and force.” His statements have begun to have effect.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that CBP One mobile app features that allowed undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule appointments at eight ports of entry on the southwest border are no longer available. The agency added that appointments scheduled through the app have been cancelled.
The app was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration flow and processes in the border region. The tool was designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure from those who arrive seeking asylum,” according to Mexican authorities.
Sheinbaum anticipated its closure in a SEGOB statement, published before Trump’s inauguration. He said that “this application has helped migrants not have to go to the northern border to wait for asylum. We are going to propose that this request or other related ones be allowed.”
Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: alert the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, notify family members or trusted contacts selected by the migrant about their legal status, and directly alert the Foreign Ministry, who will supervise compliance with the rules. due process.
The Mexican president emphasized that migrants are essential to the economy and reaffirmed her support for Mexicans through the 53 consulates throughout the United States.
This story originally appeared on CABLING in Spanish and has been translated from Spanish.