U.S. deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, angering Mexico
The Trump administration has been quietly deporting migrants from Mexico to Central America, despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return of all its citizens.
The U.S. government has been quietly deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, despite the Mexican government's willingness to accept the return of their citizens. According to two Department of Homeland Security officials, the deportations have been occurring for months and involve sending hundreds of Mexican citizens to these Central American countries.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry has expressed opposition to deporting Mexican nationals to third countries and has stated that it has no such agreement in place. While this practice has occurred under both Republican and Democratic administrations, sending Mexican deportees to other countries is unprecedented. Immigration policy experts believe that the U.S. aims to deter illegal immigration from Mexico and send a message of deterrence, making it harder for migrants to cross the southern border and discouraging them from entering the U.S. illegally.
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