We, the signatory organizations of this appeal, express our concern and rejection of 1) the measures restricting transit for non-essential activities at the land borders of Mexico announced on March 18 of this year by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), as well as 2) the deployment of migratory containment operations along Mexico’s southern border, announced in external bulletin No. 144/2021 published March 19 by Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM). The proposed measures seek to halt the movement of displaced unaccompanied children and adolescents (UC) and migrants with international protection needs, and they were made public in the context of negotiations with the United States to access vaccines against COVID-19.
We reject the response of the Mexican State to the displacement of individuals, families and children with international protection needs, because it denies the right to seek asylum, despite the fact that such displacements were foreseeable due to the persistent violence and insecurity, the deepening economic crisis derived from the impact of COVID-19, as well as the disasters caused by hurricanes Eta and Iota in the northern region of Central America.
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