Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that the United States sent back over 5,200 migrants to Mexico in the first week after Donald Trump's inauguration. While nearly 4,500 were Mexican nationals, the remaining were from other countries. This marked the first increase in such repatriations since the Biden administration ended the Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy.
According to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the United States repatriated 5,282 migrants to Mexico during the first seven days following President Donald Trump ’s inauguration. During a Thursday morning press briefing, Sheinbaum told reporters that less than 4,500 returnees were Mexican nationals.from Mexico’s National Palace about several immigration issues. She provided statistics regarding repatriations to Mexico during the first week after President Trump took office.
The return of nationals outside of Mexico into her country marks the first time since the Biden administration ended the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program. Asby Breitbart Texas, Border Patrol agents along the southwest border began repatriating migrants from other than Mexican countries almost immediately after President Trump took office.
Sheinbaum did not specify the nationality of the repatriated migrants who were not citizens of her country. In many cases, the repatriated migrants would have been allowed to pursue asylum claims under the Biden-Harris administration. However, other immigration enforcement measures have caused In the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector, once one of the busiest regions for illegal border crossings in Texas, migrant apprehensions dropped by nearly 40 percent in the first full week of the Trump presidency. According to the Border Patrol, the number of suspected get-aways in the Del Rio Sector also plummeted, dropping by more than 60 percent, from 229 to 82, during the post-inauguration week.
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