Since the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, Mexico has taken in nearly 39,000 immigrants deported from the United States, with 33,000 of them being Mexican nationals, as stated by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday.
During her regular morning press briefing, Sheinbaum noted that while Mexico has opted to accept non-Mexican deportees from the U.S. for humanitarian purposes, only a small number have actually been sent back since Trump assumed office in late January. She further remarked that the influx of individuals from other countries has diminished, attributing this to the U.S. government’s agreements with nearly all nations.
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Compared to the same timeframe last year under former President Joe Biden, Mexico has seen a reduction in the number of deportees from the U.S. Last year, approximately 52,000 immigrants were deported from the U.S. during February, March, and April, according to Mexican statistics. This decline, despite Trump’s promises of a large-scale deportation initiative, is largely due to a decrease in migrants attempting to cross the U.S. border.
Following Trump’s intensified border enforcement, many migrants from Latin America have abandoned their aspirations of entering the U.S. and are returning to their home countries.
