From January 20, when Donald Trump was sworn in as the President of the United States, to February 6, the U.S. deported nearly 11,000 undocumented Mexican immigrants over a span of 17 days. Among them, around 2,500 individuals were citizens of other countries.
All these individuals came from Central and South America. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum shared this information during a briefing at her office in Mexico City on Friday.
At the press conference, the President also stated that the Mexican government has decided to release undocumented immigrants detained in the country’s prisons and send them back to their respective countries.
“We will assist those immigrants who wish to return to their home countries. However, the government will not pressure or force them to leave,” said Claudia Sheinbaum at the press conference.
During the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump had pledged to eliminate illegal immigration if he returned to power. After winning the election, he was sworn in on January 20 in accordance with constitutional procedures and signed several executive orders that same day. One of these orders was titled “Protecting the American People from Aggression.”
According to official statistics, more than 1.7 million undocumented immigrants currently reside in the United States. Washington has set a goal of deporting at least 1 million of them.
Data from the Pew Research Center, a leading nonpartisan think tank, indicates that among both legal and illegal immigrants residing in the U.S., Mexicans constitute the largest group, followed by people from El Salvador and India.