The Mexican government announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure meets the strict immigration policy » announced by President Donald Trump on January 20, and which has already begun to materialize with the closure of the CBP One application.
CBP One launched in 2020, allowing foreign suppliers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its duties to include illegal migrants seeking asylum. This Monday, Inauguration Day, an order from Donald Trump ended the program, and thousands of planned appointments were canceled.
Rosa Icela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB), unveiled the project during the morning conference of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodríguez explained that the strategy includes economic support of 2,000 pesos (about $100) to Mexican citizens who do not have the resources to return to their home communities. This support will be provided through the new Bienestar Paisano Card.
Federal authorities add that the plan aims to allow Mexican migrants to join existing social programs, which include pensions for the elderly and people with disabilities, scholarships for primary and secondary school students, as well as the Sembrando initiatives Vida, Mujeres con Bienestar, Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro y Salud Casa por Casa.
Repatriated Mexicans will be affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will give them access to health and maternity insurance, professional risks, disability and life insurance, retirement and severance pay in the event of advanced age and old age. They will also be able to benefit from all social benefits and childcare services provided for by the Social Security Act. Benefits will extend to spouses or partners, children and parents of the deported person.
Rodriguez adds that Mexicans deported from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents, such as birth certificates, voter registration cards and the Clave Única de Registro de Población (Unique Code of population register). They will also have access to social housing assistance provided by the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development and by the Institute of the National Fund for Workers’ Housing (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).
SEGOB has trained officials from the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacán, Guanajuato, the State of Mexico, Sinaloa and Jalisco for proper implementation implementation of Mexico supports your project. It claims to have coordinated its efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordination Council.
Trump’s possible mass expulsions
Donald Trump confirmed in his inaugural speech that he would declare a state of emergency on the Mexican border to stop what he calls “an invasion of illegal intruders.” He promised to act “with historic speed and force.” His declarations began to have effects.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed features of the CBP One mobile app that allowed undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule appointments at eight border ports of entry southwest are no longer available. The agency added that appointments scheduled through the app had been canceled.
The app was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration flows and processes in the border region. The tool was designed to serve undocumented migrants in central and northern Mexico and “avoid pressure at the borders from those arriving seeking asylum,” according to Mexican authorities.
Sheinbaum anticipated its closure in a SEGOB press release, published before Trump’s inauguration. She said “this request helped migrants avoid having to go to the northern border to wait for asylum. We are going to propose that this application or other related applications 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 trigger real-time legal assistance, informing family members or trusted contacts selected by the migrant of their legal situation, and directly notifying the ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will ensure compliance with due process.
The Mexican president stressed that migrants are essential to the economy and reaffirmed her support for Mexican nationals through the 53 consulates located across the United States.
This story was originally published on CABLE in Spanish and was translated from Spanish.