Mexico Halts Migrant Transfers Due To Lack Of Funds; What To Expect?

 

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A lack of funding has led the North American nation of Mexico to order the suspension of migrant transfers. Amidst the surge in migration, payments to the National Immigration Institute have also been suspended by Mexico’s finance ministry.

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In an internal document, the director of Mexico’s immigration office issued an order for suspension. Francisco Garduño commanded the suspension of all agency operations with the aim of reducing migration. The budgetary problems were attributed by Mexico’s finance minister on “the lack of liquidity to cover commitments.”

Thousands of migrants have crossed the southern borders of both Mexico and the United States in recent months. Over 400,000 individuals have traversed the perilous Darién Gap, situated at the boundary between Colombia and Panama.

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The government had been relocating migrants to the US border on a regular basis, wearing them out. This year, the nation reported that there were around 590,000 unauthorized immigrants living there.

51,000 migrants were deported by Mexican authorities between January and October of this year, down from over 130,000 in 2021 and about 122,000 migrants in the previous year.

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Following a fire at a migrant holding facility in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, the United States, fewer detainees were deported.