Andrés Ramírez Silva, coordinator of the Comar, said in an interview that in this The symbolic act will be attended by the foreign minister Alicia Bárcena; Secretary of the Interior, Luisa María Alcalde, and other senior officials for a meeting of the coordination of attention to migrants.
The head of the Comar toured the facilities of the center, which It is 60% complete with constructionso he hopes that by November or December at least one stage will have been completed.
The official stated that “it will be very important” to open this center on the southern border, because There are similar places in Tijuana and Monterreythe largest cities in northern Mexico, where the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and civil organizations also collaborate.
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“Now in Tapachula it will be the third with a great important multipurpose model and, furthermore, this center allows for the attention in a single space to various categories of human mobility, although mainly those seeking international protection, which are the ones that basically arrive at Comar,” he described.
Migration continues to flow
The head of the Comar indicated that they received 46,920 asylum requests from January to Julya year-on-year drop of almost 47%, but irregular migration through Mexico rose 193% year-on-year in the first half of 2024 to exceed 712,000, according to the Government’s Migration Policy Unit.
Asked about those people who abandon their procedures to leave in caravans, he asked to “understand that Mexico It borders 3,200 kilometers with the most powerful country in the world,” referring to the United States.
Ramírez Silva comments that It is no coincidence that many of the people who arrive in Mexico do so as a transit to the United States.
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“You have to understand that they are mixed flows, Not all people who arrive in Mexico necessarily seek international protectionnor do those seeking international protection want it in Mexico,” Ramírez added regarding the response to asylum applications and the backlog of those who are left without a response.
The official said that they are looking for migrants to be able to use the application. CBP Onewhich is used to get an appointment with the US authorities without having to reach the border between Mexico and the United States.
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