The President asks governors to be alert in case the deportations begin in February

Alma E. Muñoz and Héctor Briseño

Envoy and correspondent

La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, p. 6

At the meeting of the National Conference of Governors (Conago), held yesterday in Acapulco, Guerrero, President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the border leaders to be ready in case the deportations of migrants begin in February, as part of Donald Trump’s immigration policy reported the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García.

We are not talking about a deportation strategy as such, but we do say that we were ready in case they start in February, that the states be attentivesaid the president after the meeting where the president of Baja California, Marina del Pilar, was elected the new president of the conference.

García confirmed that There was no talk of actions as such, only that we were ready.

When insisted, he commented that each entity must have state security, its municipal police attentive. In this case we have not received anything yet and, more than anything, we are working to reduce serious crimes and to have a lot of peace.

He stated that Nuevo León Between 130 and 160 thousand foreigners have been coming to us for about 15 years. and all, he added, They have integrated perfectly into New Leonese society. They all highlight their good jobs and that is why Nuevo León is first place in the economic indices. In that sense, we are not concerned that it will increase.

The governor of Baja California, when reporting that she assumed the presidency of the organization, indicated that this space will be used to put on the national agenda issues that contribute to security, the fight against poverty, attention to migration and consolidation of well-being.

Other attendees confirmed that the President asked to be alert in case there are deportations and also expressed her confidence that agreements will be reached with Trump.