Nearly 75,000 Mexicans have voluntarily repatriated since Trump took office
According to the Mexican Foreign Ministry, nearly 12 million Mexicans live abroad, with 97% residing in the United States.
File image of a Mexican flag during protests in California.
About 75,000 Mexicans have voluntarily repatriated after Republican Donald Trump took office for the second time in January, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico reported Wednesday.
After the start of the new U.S. administration, Sheinbaum's leftist government launched the "Mexico Embraces You" program, providing assistance—including economic support—to those who choose to return to the country.
"There are about 75,000 Mexican nationals, Mexicans, who, since January 20, since President Trump came in, have repatriated," the president said in her morning press conference.
She explained that "with all of them we have communication" and that around 45,000 have been provided with different types of support.
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These voluntary repatriations have occurred amid raids to detain undocumented immigrants launched by Trump, particularly in Los Angeles, which has the largest population of Mexicans living abroad.
Similarly, Washington announced in May that it would offer $1,000 to undocumented immigrants who voluntarily leave the country.
According to the Mexican Foreign Ministry, nearly 12 million of its nationals live abroad, with 97% residing in the U.S.
Immediate deportation of Mexicans detained in ICE centers
Mexico's request followed a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailing alleged abuses and degrading treatment in three detention centers in Florida, where many undocumented immigrants are held after large-scale government raids.
According to testimonies collected by HRW, the immigrants described being treated "like animals" and subjected to humiliations such as being handcuffed for long periods "without food, water, or bathrooms."
According to data from Sheinbaum’s government updated as of July 11, approximately 355 Mexicans have been detained in recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
During the same period, 67,008 Mexicans were deported, along with 6,525 undocumented immigrants of other nationalities who were also sent to Mexican territory.
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