Arturo Sánchez Jiménez
La Jornada newspaper
Friday, January 24, 2025, p. 8
With visits to migrant detention centers in the United States, face -to -face workshops in which countrymen are informed how to exercise their rights and a dissemination campaign on social networks, among other actions, the Mexican consular network seeks to support them in the face of the hardening of politics Migratory and arrests ordered by Donald Trump.
Consulates instruct videos and other materials on how to act in case of being in a migratory raid or being detained for traffic offenses.
The assigned consul of Mexico in Tucson, Arizona, Lee Wong Medina, for example, explains in a video that if it is subject to a raid, calm must be maintained, identify the name of the officer who performs the arrest and which corporation belongs . It recommends not to present false identifications and underlines that migrants have the right to keep silent in such a situation. Remember that for any circumstance you must resist arrest or struggle, much less hit the officers
because this would complicate the immigration situation.
Before a transit arrest, the consular network advises to remain calm and follow the instructions of the corresponding officer, put the hands on the steering wheel and not make suspicious movements, as well as not to leave the car unless the authorities indicate it.
The Mexico Consulate in Philadelphia emphasizes that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a serious crime in the United States, which can lead to jail and even the loss of permanent residence and deportation.
It also recommends Download Consult with you, a Mexican government application designed to support nationals in emergency situations in the neighboring country, which includes an emergency button that allows you to immediately communicate with the information and assistance center for Mexican people in the face , among other functions.
Constant dissemination for our community to know about their rights, how to exercise them and the great range of actions, services, programs and initiatives that our consulates have to help them
points out the Director of Consular Protection of the Foreign Ministry by commenting on X some of the actions undertaken by the agency in support of countrymen.
