The policy that keeps them in Mexico
The number of migrants who remain stranded in Mexico has increased after the threat launched in May 2019 by President Donald Trump to tax imports of Mexican products at 5% if Mexico did not stop illegal migration, which led to national territory, thousands of elements of the National Guard will be deployed on the southern border and checkpoints will be implemented to contain the flow.
At the beginning, the operations to stop migrants began with the support of 10,000 elements of the corporation, but it has been increasing; Until mid-October, there were 31,607 security elements in that area, 6% more than the 29,607 there were until last September.
Additionally, the “Stay in Mexico” or MPP (Migrant Protection Protocols) program, created in the Donald Trump administration, was put into operation, with which thousands of asylum-seeking migrants were returned to Mexico while they wait for the United States to return. a Court can resolve their request for asylum.
