The Mexican government announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure corresponds to the strict 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 launched in 2020, allowing foreign sellers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023 the Biden administration expanded its functions to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, an executive order from Donald Trump halted the program, and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.
Rosa Icela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB), revealed the project during the morning conference of the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodríguez explained that the strategy includes economic support of 2,000 pesos (about $100) for Mexican citizens who lack the means to return to their communities of origin. This support will be delivered through the new Bienestar Paisano Card.
Federal authorities add that the plan is designed to allow Mexican migrants to join existing social programs, which include pensions for the elderly and disabled, scholarships for elementary and high school students, and the initiatives Sembrando Vida, Mujeres con Bienestar, Jóvenes Construyendo el. Futuro, and Salud Casa por Casa.
Repatriated Mexicans will join the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will give them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risks, disability and life, retirement, and for dismissal in advanced age and old age. They will also be able to enjoy all the social benefits and childcare services provided by the Social Security Act. The benefits will extend to the spouses or partners, children and parents of the deportee.
Rodriguez adds that Mexicans expelled 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 Registration Code). They will also have access to social housing support provided by the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development and by the National Workers Housing Institute Fund (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).
The SEGOB trained officials from the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacán, Guanajuato, State of Mexico, Sinaloa, and Jalisco for the proper implementation of the Mexico Embraces Plans you. It claims to have coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Trade Coordination Council.
Trump’s Potential Mass Deportations
Donald Trump confirmed in his inaugural speech that he will declare a state of emergency the Mexican border to stop what he called “invasion of illegal intruders.” He promised to act “with historic speed and force.” His statements took effect.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that features of the CBP One mobile app, which allowed undocumented immigrants to submit information in advance and schedule appointments at eight Southwest border ports of entry, are no longer available. The agency added that appointments scheduled through the app were canceled.
The program was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration flow and processes in the border region. The tool was designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure from those arriving seeking asylum,” according to Mexican authorities.
Sheinbaum foresaw its closure in a statement by the SEGOB, released before Trump’s inauguration. She said that “this application helped migrants not to have to go to the northern border to wait for asylum. We will propose that this application or others related be allowed.”
Juan Ramón de la Fuente, secretary of foreign affairs, announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: alert the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, notify family members or trusted contacts chosen by the migrant about their legal situation, and directly alert the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will monitor the execution of an appropriate process
The Mexican president emphasized that migrants are vital to the economy, and reaffirmed his support for Mexican nationals through the 53 consulates across the United States.
This story originally appeared on CRATED in Spanish and was translated from Spanish.
