MEXICO CITY — Mexico agreed Friday to develop assist to different Latin American and Caribbean nations as a part of a regional migratory response, days earlier than U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace with a promise to hold out mass deportations.
The help was introduced by Mexico’s Secretary of Overseas Affairs Juan Ramón de la Fuente after a two-day closed assembly with ministers and representatives of 11 nations of the area.
The assembly – led by De la Fuente and the Honduran overseas minister within the Mexican capital – was the newest in a sequence of regional summits geared toward constructing a complete regional response to the unprecedented ranges of migration throughout the Americas. Authorities leaders of Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Venezuela, Brazil, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador participated.
Talking earlier than authorities representatives, De la Fuente acknowledged that “important adjustments are imminent” in america, the first vacation spot for many migrants touring by way of Latin America.
He mentioned Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has confirmed that her authorities will develop help initiatives in numerous nations engaged on migration and different points, however supplied few additional particulars.
For years, Mexico has carried out such initiatives in over 20 nations, primarily those who function factors of origin for migrants, together with Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela and Haiti. In 2024, the Mexican authorities allotted over $108 million to this initiative.
Friday’s announcement follows a interval of accelerating uncertainty in Latin America, fueled by considerations amongst some regional leaders concerning the potential affect of mass deportations and different threats made by Trump forward of his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Sheinbaum has opened the potential of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by america and mentioned she plans to launch a cellular app that will permit migrants within the U.S. to alert kin and the consulate once they face imminent detention.
