Mexico to protect migrants in face of US deportation

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo voiced readiness for the potential mass deportation of migrants from the US, which president-elect Donald Trump has indicated will happen once he is in office, reported Xinhua.

“In the event that there are deportations, we will receive the Mexicans, and we have a plan for that,” she told reporters at a press conference yesterday.

Expressing her disapproval of “migrants being treated like criminals”, she said, “That is why institutions of justice exist everywhere around the world” to protect basic rights.

She said her government is strengthening its network of consulates in the United States to better protect migrants at the risk of deportation.

In the coming days, Sheinbaum will meet with her cabinet to review bilateral issues that need to be addressed with Trump’s team, including immigration, security, trade, and the free trade agreement between Mexico, the US, and Canada.

Trump, who is to be sworn in on Jan 20, 2025, has threatened to stiffen measures to stop the flow of undocumented migrants across the US-Mexico border.

- Bernama

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