Mexico Provides Economic Support to Migrants After the Trump Administration Closes the CBP One App

Mexican government Announces the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is a strict response Immigration Policy that President Donald Trump announced on January 20, and which has already begun to materialize with the shutdown of the CBP One app.

CBP One was introduced in 2020, allowing foreign sellers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its mandate to include unauthorized immigrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, an executive order from Donald Trump ended the program and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.

Rosa Isela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of Interior (SEGOB), unveiled the project during the morning conference of Mexican President Claudia Sheenbaum. Rodriguez explained that the strategy includes economic assistance of 2,000 pesos for Mexican citizens who do not have the resources to return to their communities of origin. This support will be provided through the new Bienestar Paisano card.

Federal authorities added that the plan is designed to allow Mexican immigrants to join existing social programs, including pensions for senior citizens and the disabled, scholarships for elementary and high school students and the initiative Sembrando Vida, Mujeres con Bienester, Jovenes Construendo el Futuro. , and Salud Casa por Casa.

Repatriated Mexicans will be affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will grant them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risk, disability and life, retirement, and separation in advanced age and old age. They will be able to enjoy all the social benefits and childcare services provided by the Social Security Act. Benefits will be extended to the deportee’s spouse or partner, children and parents.

Rodriguez added that Mexicans deported from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain identification documents, such as birth certificates, voter credentials and the Clave Única de Registro de Población (Unique Population Registry Code). They will also have access to social housing assistance provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional, and Urban Development and the National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).

SEGOB has trained civil servants in the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Mexico State, Sinaloa and Jalisco. Embrace your plans in Mexico. It claims that there are coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordination Council.

Trump’s possible mass deportation

Donald Trump confirmed in his inaugural address that he would declare a state of emergency Mexican border To stop what he called “invasion by illegal intruders”. He promised to act “with historic speed and power”. His words are starting to work.

US Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that the CBP One mobile app feature that allows undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule appointments at eight Southwest border ports of entry is no longer available. The company added that appointments scheduled through the app have been cancelled.

The app was launched in 2021 to streamline migration flows and processes in border regions. According to Mexican authorities, the tool is designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure on those arriving as asylum seekers.”

In a statement SEGOB released before Trump’s inauguration, Sheinbaum expected it to close. He said that “this application does not require immigrants to go to the northern border to wait for asylum. We are going to recommend that this application or other related permits be granted.”

Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Secretary of State, announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: alerting the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, informing family members or trusted contacts chosen by the immigrant about his legal situation, and directly alerting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will oversee compliance. due process

The Mexican president emphasized that immigrants are essential to the economy, and reaffirmed his support for Mexican citizens through 53 consulates across the United States.

This story originally appeared wired In Spanish and translated from the Spanish.