According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, until August 2024 (last data available) there was a record of 925,085 irregular migrants in Mexico, of which 442,36 were in Tabasco; 315,887 in Chiapas; and 37,229 in Baja California.
In these entities, the number of irregular migrants increased 297%, 138%and 92%, respectively, between 2023 and 2024.
During 2024, at least 109 migrants in an irregular situation, according to data from the immigration policy, registration and identity unit of people.
Migrants in Mexico are white of crimes such as kidnapping, forced disappearance and other types of illegal deprivation of liberty. However, impunity in crimes committed against migrants is 99%, according to the report ‘Access to justice for migrants in Mexico: a right that exists only on paper’ made by the office in Washington for Latin American Affairs (WOLA).
Severe abuse: HRW
The 2025 World Rights Watch report warns that migrants and asylum seekers in Mexico are “often” victims of serious abuse, even by officials.
He points out that the refugee agency (region) is overwhelmed despite having expanded its number of offices and documented that, only between January and July of last year, the federal authorities made 830 thousand “signs” of migrants.
“Many apprehended migrants in northern Mexico, about 10,000 per month, including some that have an appointment, are sent to the south by bus. Migrants and asylum seekers are often victims of serious abuses, including sexual violence, hand robberies, robberies by hand Navy, kidnappings and extortion, committed by criminal groups or Mexican officials, “warns the document published in January.
“During the presidency of López Obrador, the National Agency for Refugees expanded its presence. It went from having 4 offices in 2018 to have 13 in 2024, with the support of the United Nations Agency for Refugees. However, the System is still overwhelmed.
