Claudia Sheinbaum Rejects Making Mexico a “Third Country” for U.S. Deportations

• Mexico rejects third country status
• Fast-track deportations authorized in the US
• Sheinbaum proposes humanitarian return

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Tuesday that Mexico has not agreed to become a safe third country to receive migrants deported from the United States.

During her morning press conference, the president was clear: “We have not agreed to be a third country.”

She explained that if a migrant is brought into Mexican territory, Mexico receives them for humanitarian reasons and assists in returning them to their country of origin, if they so wish.

The statement comes after a US Supreme Court ruling that approved the application of expedited deportations.

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Under this measure, President Donald Trump’s administration will be able to send migrants to third countries other than their country of origin.

Sheinbaum emphasized that, despite the decision, “The United States has agreements with practically all countries to carry out direct repatriations of certain individuals.”

She made it clear that these agreements do not necessarily involve Mexico as a transit territory.

However, she acknowledged that if deported migrants arrive in Mexico for humanitarian reasons, the country will respond by receiving them and helping with their return.

Since January 20, the day Trump took office, Mexico has received 65,475 migrants deported from the US.

Of that total, 59,747 are Mexican nationals and 5,728 are migrants from other countries.

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The Republican government has ramped up detentions and deportations as part of its promise to remove over 11 million undocumented migrants.

It’s estimated that nearly half of those individuals are of Mexican nationality.

Trump’s policies have been criticized by human rights organizations.

Legal experts point out that his administration has ignored due process for migrant deportations in numerous cases.

These practices have raised alarms over violations of international standards for migrant protection.

In response, Sheinbaum reasserts a policy of humanitarian containment, without yielding to pressure to serve as a host country for non-Mexican migrants.

The Mexican government’s position could signal a new diplomatic balance in regional migration policy.

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SOURCE: EFE