agonizes Trump’s asylum program

The policies of immigration containment imposed by the government of U.S headed by Donald Trump, as well as Mexico, have had drastic effects. Only the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), known as Staying in Mexico, had a drastic decrease, going from 13 thousand 32 migrants and applicants for asylum Returned to Mexican territory in August 2019 to 795 so far this month.

The Migrant Protection Protocols started in January 2019 with the purpose of returning certain refugee applicants in the United States to the adjoining country through which they arrived – in this case, Mexico – while awaiting a hearing before an immigration judge who will determine whether they can remain in the American Union.

According to a document prepared by authorities of U.S and sent to the Mexican government, the approximate number of people received through the MPP by Mexico from January 2019 to February 2020 is 65,767.

There are currently seven ports of entry through which the United States delivers migrants, mainly Central Americans, to Mexico: two in Baja Californiaone in Chihuahuatwo in Tamaulipasone in Coahuila and one more in Sonora.

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According to diplomatic officials consulted in Mexico and who requested anonymity, the withdrawal may be due to the policies imposed by the president of United States, Donald Trump, including Migrant Protection Protocols, which could disappear in the short term.

In addition to all this, on July 1, 2019, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) initiated the Voluntary Return Program for those who desist from the migration process.

This program is carried out in Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana and Matamoros, and is increasing operations in Mexicali, Nuevo Laredo, San Luis Río Colorado and Nogales, where no assisted return has been made so far.

Official figures indicate that from July 1, 2019 to February 16, 2020, the approximate accumulation of people under the Migrant Protection Protocols who have voluntarily returned to their place of origin reaches 415 thousand.

Agreements with third countries

The Foreign Secretary, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, has declared that the United States has agreements or agreements with third countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, so a large number of migrants are already waiting for their asylum processes in Central American nations and not in national territory.

Mexican authorities said that tent camps in cities that receive migrants as part of the Stay in Mexico program are already decreasing, as is the flow of migrants.

Many asylum seekers, officials said, do not want to end up in Guatemala and for now they see the trip to the United States dangerous, in addition to the authorities of this nation rejecting a large number of requests for refuge because they believe they have no merit to pass.

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President Donald Trump himself said that the numbers of apprehension at the border have decreased and that this shows that his initiatives do work.

Detentions down

The number of migrants (non-Mexicans) detained on the southern border of the United States also reflects a drastic decrease.

In May 2019, 125 thousand 176 migrants were apprehended in different areas of the southern US border, while by January 2020 that number was reduced to 14 thousand 807.

In the last eight months the figures have marked a significant decline, which, according to officials from both nations, is a product of the migration policies implemented by the United States to stop the passage of irregular migrants to their territory.

Last December the detention of migrants (non-Mexicans) by the US authorities was 20,307 people and in November the figure was 20,450. Month by month there has been a decrease.

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