The United States government has intensified deportation operations of illegal immigrants since Donald Trump took office as president on January 20. Although the authorities seem to be focused on criminals, it has been reported that some migrants deported to Brazil and Colombia have suffered violations of their rights during detention and deportation.
In this regard, Trump has ordered the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a facility for 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. naval base in Cuba. Just last Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out nearly 1,000 detentions, with a particular focus on the southeastern part of the country.
In reaction to these measures, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the Mexican Foreign Ministry sent a complaint and filed a report regarding the alleged violation of the human rights of two undocumented migrants in the United States. These are a Mexican man and a Guatemalan woman who arrived in Mexico on the most recent flights from the U.S.
Sheinbaum detailed that it was decided for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to file a complaint with the Customs and Border Protection Office and a report in the United States to investigate the case. From January 20 to 26, 5,282 people arrived in Mexico on civil flights from the U.S., of which 4,083 are Mexican. Additionally, 527 people were received on January 27 (355 of them Mexican) and 435 on January 28.
The Mexican president emphasized that all these people arrive in Mexico without handcuffs or any restraints, and upon arrival, they are interviewed to determine whether they have suffered violations of their human rights during the detention and deportation process.
