Since January 20, the date Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States, Mexico has received more than 4,000 people deported from that country, and in the midst of the controversy generated in Colombia by Gustavo Petro’s refusal to receive American planes with migrants from that South American nation, Claudia Sheinbaum reported that our country has indeed received this type of flights.
In her morning conference on Monday, the president confirmed that, between January 20 and 26, four planes arrived in the country with deportees, mostly Mexicans, as part of migration agreements established in previous administrations.
The Mexican president explained that the reception of deportees on planes is part of migration agreements that date back to the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
According to Sheinbaum, these protocols include specific measures to guarantee that the human rights of deportees are respected. At the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), for example, a procedure is implemented to ask each person if they suffered violations of their rights during the deportation process.
However, no details were offered about the coordination with other countries for the reception of deportees of nationalities other than Mexican.
In addition, Sheinbaum referred to the recent diplomatic crisis between Colombia and the United States, which broke out when Colombian President Gustavo Petro initially refused to receive planes with deportees.
This decision caused Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Colombian products, with the threat of increasing them to 50% in a week, in addition to applying sanctions related to visas and migration. Petro responded with reciprocal trade measures, intensifying the tension between the two countries.
President Claudia Sheinbaum described the agreement reached between Colombia and the United States to resolve the dispute as positive, pointing out that dialogue and respect must prevail in international relations.
“Neither tariffs nor other mechanisms are good for anyone,” said Sheinbaum, referring to the tariff measures imposed during the crisis.
Undersecretary of the Interior, Arturo Medina, shared the progress of this work in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Credit: @arturomedinap
According to Sheinbaum, these deportations do not represent a significant increase compared to previous periods, despite the fact that Trump has announced what he called “the largest deportation in history.”
Sheinbaum reiterated that her priority is to defend Mexicans in the United States and guarantee their reintegration in the event of being deported. “Neither Mexico nor the United States are going anywhere. We are obliged to have a good relationship, always in defense of our sovereignty and respect for Mexicans,” she said.
The president stressed that Mexico and the United States must maintain a relationship based on mutual respect and sovereignty, highlighting the importance of dialogue and coordination between both nations.
Sheinbaum also highlighted that her government has launched the “Mexico embraces you” program, designed to support the reintegration of deportees. This plan includes the creation of jobs, social programs and the installation of nearly ten reception centers in the border states.
Source: infobae
