Overview
- Based on 1,490 surveys in major transit hubs, UNHCR reports preliminary 2025 findings and cites official data indicating a considerable drop in irregular entries this year.
- Eighty percent of respondents said they would face risk if returned to their country of origin.
- Sixty-six percent named Mexico as their destination versus 31 percent for the United States, reversing the pattern reported in 2024.
- Seventy-three percent lacked migration or asylum documents, a gap UNHCR says heightens vulnerability inside Mexico.
- Among those surveyed in northern Mexico, 58 percent reported being crime victims, including 22 percent kidnapping, 21 percent robbery and 10 percent extortion.