Mexican government announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is in response to the strict Immigration policy That was announced by President Donald Trump on January 20, and that has already begun to materialize with the shutdown of the CBP One app.
CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign sellers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its operations to include unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, an order from Donald Trump ended the program, and thousands of scheduled visits were canceled.
Rosa Isela Rodríguez, Head of the Ministry of Interior (SEGOB), unveiled the project during the morning conference of the President of Mexico, Claudia Scheinbaum. Rodríguez explained that the strategy includes 2,000 pesos of economic assistance for Mexican citizens who lack the resources to return to their communities of origin. This support will be provided through the new Bienestar Paisano card.
Federal officials added that the plan is designed to allow Mexican immigrants to join existing social programs, including pensions for senior citizens and people with disabilities, scholarships for elementary and high school students, and the Sembrando Vida initiative. Mujeres con Bienestar, Jovenes Construyendo el. Futuro, and Salud Casa por Casa.
Repatriated Mexicans will be affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will give them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risk, disability and life, superannuation, and separation in old age and old age. They will also be able to enjoy all social benefits and childcare services provided by the Social Security Act. These benefits will go to the deportee’s spouse or partners, children and parents.
Rodríguez adds that Mexicans deported from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents, such as birth certificates, voter’s certificates, and the Clave Única de Registro de Población (Unique Population Registry Code). They will also have access to social housing assistance provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional, and Urban Development and the National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).
SEGOB has trained public servants in the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacán, Guanajuato, State of Mexico, Sinaloa, and Jalisco to implement PROPER. Mexico is embracing your plan. It claims coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Trade Coordinating Council.
Trump’s possible mass deportations
Donald Trump confirmed in his inaugural speech that he would declare a state of emergency Mexican border to prevent what he called “invasion by illegal intruders”. He has promised to act with “historic speed and strength”. His statements have started to have an effect.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the CBP One mobile app had features that allowed undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule visits at eight Southwest border ports. Appointments scheduled through the app have been cancelled, the agency added.
The app was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration flow and procedures in the border region. According to Mexican officials, the tool was designed to serve undocumented immigrants from central and northern Mexico and to “avoid border pressure from people seeking asylum.”
Scheinbaum predicted its closure in a statement SEGOB published before Trump’s inauguration. He said that “this application does not require migrants to go to the northern border to wait for asylum. We are going to propose that this application or others concerned be allowed.
Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: alerting the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, informing family members or trusted contacts selected by the immigrant of his or her legal status, and directly alerting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which follows up. will monitor due process
The Mexican president stressed that immigrants are essential to the economy, and reaffirmed his support for Mexican citizens through the 53 consulates in the United States.
This story actually appeared Wired in Español and translated from the Spanish.
