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Mexico Maintains 'México Te Abraza' Program as Repatriations Top 75,900 and Migrant Intent to Stay Rises

The strategy’s ten reception centers have operated around the clock to process more than 75,900 returnees since January.

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Del sueño americano al autoempleo en Puebla: gobierno entrega apoyos a repatriados. FOTO: Mireya Novo/Agencia Enfoque
Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez indicó que el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) ha trasladado a 16 mil connacionales a sus comunidades. Foto: Shaila Rosagel
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Overview

  • The program has repatriated over 75,900 Mexican nationals since January 20, including nearly 14,000 arrivals by air at Felipe Ángeles, Villahermosa and Tapachula airports.
  • Ten reception centers in Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas can accommodate up to 25,000 people and remain under continuous 24/7 monitoring.
  • México Te Abraza has delivered more than 436,000 interinstitutional services, covering nutrition, medical and psychological care, legal guidance and social and labor reintegration support.
  • Over 50,000 returnees have been affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute for humanitarian reasons, and more than 41,200 have received Bienestar Paisano cards loaded with 2,000 pesos for travel expenses.
  • Official figures report 3,717 minors deported from January through May, and an International Organization for Migration survey finds 46 percent of migrants now intend to remain in Mexico rather than continue north.