Mexico is reportedly preparing to receive an influx of migrants deported from the United States, expecting them to be returned in February after President Trump’s inauguration. Authorities on both sides of the border are discussing a plan to handle the expected mass deportations.
Breitbart reports:
“During the Acapulco meeting in early December, Mexican President Sheinbaum specifically warned governors from border states about the possibility of mass removals and the need to begin preparations. According to a report in El Pais, a Spanish-language news agency, Sheinbaum warned the northern states that the deportations could start as early as February. Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia said of the meeting, ‘We didn’t speak of a specific strategy of deportations, but rather, that we be ready if they begin in February.’”
In a meeting on Friday hosted by Governor Manolo Jimenez-Salinas from the border state of Coahuila, officials from both Mexico and the United States discussed security issues and the coordination between the two at points of repatriation for deportees returning to Mexico. Attendees of the meeting included a representative from the U.S. Border Patrol as well as representatives from Mexico’s Army National Guard and the Mexican Army.
The issue of the sensitive cases involving unaccompanied migrant children also came up in the meeting.
One anonymous source from within Customs and Border Protection told Breitbart Texas that the situation at the southern border “will likely change rapidly after the Trump inauguration.” The change should not come as a surprise to Mexico, however, the source said, as border states saw thousands of migrants returned daily under the Remain in Mexico program as well as under Title 42.
Right now Mexico’s officials are dealing “with only a trickle” of migrants being returned, but that’s all about to change.
“It’s wise for everyone to get ready in Mexico for what is coming,” the source added.
After President-elect Donald Trump’s election win, migrants reportedly formed caravans in a rushed attempt to make it across the border while the Biden administration is still in office. According to AP, a migrant caravan of about 1,500 people formed in late November. Some members of the caravan said that they were hoping to reach the United States before Trump’s inauguration, noting that they think it “might be more difficult after that.”
