Overview
- Mexican authorities recorded 713,684 detentions and channelings of Venezuelans from 2022 to 2025, a sharp rise from prior years.
- Following the January 2022 visa rule for Venezuelan passport holders, regular air arrivals to Mexico fell to 59,000 in January–November 2025, down 11.7% year over year.
- International agencies estimate about eight million Venezuelans have left their country in the past decade, and recent analysis contends mass return is unlikely in the short term.
- Official registrations list roughly 106,000 Venezuelan residents in Mexico, compared with civil-society estimates near 110,000.
- Enforcement contacts have concentrated in northern states, including Sonora (733 presentations January–November 2025), Coahuila (657), and Baja California (324).