Overview
- Mexico received more than 600,000 asylum applications over the past six years after rising from 1,296 in 2013 to over 140,000 in 2023.
- UNHCR says procedures designed under Mexico’s 2011 law should be adapted to a reality of more than 100,000 arrivals per year.
- UNHCR contributed over 600 million pesos to COMAR from 2018 to 2025, representing about 60% of its annual operations and enabling faster processing in 2024 and the opening of nine offices.
- Applicant profiles have broadened beyond Northern Central America to include people from across the Americas and from outside the region with more complex protection needs.
- The findings come from a preliminary study by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte covering 2010–2025, with full publication expected in late December.