Mexico records more than 2,000 migrant disappearances A Mexican human rights agency has filed a report indicating that more than 2,000 migrants have disappeared in Mexican territory. "The gravity of the human rights violations against the migrant population is overwhelming." These abuses are the outcome of Mexico of following suit with the US's strategy of managing migration flows with militarization. The Biden Administration has redoubled emphasize on Mexican border and immigration controls … [Read more...]
March-April Media Report
Mexico Announces a Crackdown on Migration The Mexican National Guard, founded in 2018 and subsequently used as a tool by the Trump Administration to control and curb migration from Central America, announced a "migration crackdown,” further militarizing its border with Guatemala. Such unchecked militarization will inevitably lead to an increase in human rights violations of migrants on their journey and continue to direct energy and resources away from processing and access to … [Read more...]
February-March Media Report
End Title 42 We signed on to a letter with Human Rights First that urges the Biden Administration to follow through on their promise to restore asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and terminate Title 42, which uses the pandemic as a pretext to deny asylum seekers due process. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Investigates Border Patrol Anastasio Hernandez Rojas’ brutal killing at the hands of Border Patrol Agents in 2010 will be reviewed by the Inter-American Commission on Human … [Read more...]
January Media Report
Two Year Anniversary of MPP January marked the two year anniversary of the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols, which havesubjected over 68,000 asylum seekers to long waits in Mexico as they carry out their asylum claims in the US. Amidst long waits, the asylum seekers forged relationships in Nogales, which are captured in this article. January 19th SaveAsylum Action, #NotOneMoreDay On Tuesday, January 19th, the #SaveAsylum Coalition, made up of asylum seekers, … [Read more...]
December-January Media Report
The Senate Passed the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act The Senate, in a rare moment of unanimous agreement, passed a humanitarian bill now signed into law that will provide funding and resources to be able to better locate and rescue migrants on their dangerous trek through the desert as well as identify remains for those who tragically do not survive the journey. Congressmen Gonzalez, who introduced the bill, pointed out that whereas this bill is an overdue start, “unless we invest … [Read more...]
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