Mexico has received nearly 56,298 repatriated citizens from the United States since Donald Trump took office on January 20, as part of a national program aimed at supporting returnees and ensuring their basic rights.
Mexican Deputy Interior Minister Arturo Medina Padilla stated during a press conference chaired by Interior Minister Rosa Isela Rodríguez that the government mobilizes 34 agencies along with private sector support to meet the needs of the repatriated individuals and uphold their dignity.
Medina clarified that this number represents an increase of 67.6 percent compared to the last statistics in May, highlighting that over 24,000 returnees have been accommodated in ten shelters distributed across border states, notably Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. These shelters have a capacity of 25,000 people, while more than 12,000 have been recorded through air travel.
Mexican authorities also provide primary humanitarian services to returnees outside of shelters, including repatriation documents, meals, phone calls, legal assistance, and transport tickets to their original places of residence.
In terms of social support, over 19,000 returnees have received a “Welfare Card for Returnees” valued at 2,000 pesos (approximately $102), alongside the issuance of nearly 35,000 registration cards for the Mexican Social Security Institute for humanitarian reasons.
The Mexican government expresses concern over the accelerating pace of deportations announced by the U.S. president, especially since Mexican citizens account for nearly half of the undocumented immigrants in the United States and significantly contribute to the Mexican economy with record remittances of $65 billion in 2024, equivalent to 4 percent of the gross domestic product.
Mexico is also apprehensive about the ramifications of an American proposal to impose a 5 percent tax on financial remittances, viewing it as a violation of the 1994 double taxation avoidance agreement between the two countries.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to meet with President Trump on Tuesday during the G7 summit in Canada, where she has confirmed that she will “dignifiedly and firmly” defend the interests of Mexicans on both sides of the border.
