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As Mexico's immigration agents have sought to restrict migrants from reaching the U.S. border in recent years, apprehending people en masse and busing them south, many have become caught in ...
The Institute for Mexicans Abroad (Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, IME) is a Mexican government agency that supports Mexican citizens and others of Mexican descent who live and work in other countries. Its primary focus is Mexican immigrants going to the United States. Founded in 2003, IME is run by an council called the CC-IME.
Grupos Beta (Beta Groups) is a service by the National Institute of Migration (INM) of Mexico offering water, medical aid, and information to immigrants at risk. The first Grupos Beta was started in Beta Tijuana in 1990.
More people have been counted returning to Mexico than immigrating to the U.S., with Mexico no longer being the main source of immigrants. From 2012 to 2016, most Mexican immigration was to California and Texas. In that period of time, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston were the largest cities with notable populations of Mexican immigrants. [55]
In December U.S. officials met with the president of Mexico in an effort to strike a deal to limit the surge of migrants who reach the U.S. border.
To bring the numbers down, the Biden administration needs Mexico to let it push more non-Mexican immigrants back across the U.S. southern border, as the U.S. was able to do through early 2023.
In Mexico, the social welfare program for low-income families was originally known as "Oportunidades", meaning "opportunities". It was eventually renamed " Prospera ", meaning "to prosper". [ 3 ] The program was established in 1997 and was designed to encourage families to send their children to school and health centres.
The 20 migrants — 17 men and three women — identified themselves as Mexican and Chinese nationals. The operation is the latest in the Coast Guard’s beefed up efforts to intercept immigrants ...