Nearly 11,000 migrants have been deported from the United States to Mexico since January 20, when U.S. President Donald Trump took office, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.
Sheinbaum stated that the figure includes approximately 2,500 non-Mexican nationals.
Earlier this week, she reached an agreement with Trump to pause planned tariffs on Mexican goods in exchange for deploying thousands of National Guard officers to the country’s northern border. The move aims to further restrict the flow of U.S.-bound migrants.
Speaking at her daily press conference, Sheinbaum noted that Mexico has also repatriated deported migrants to Honduras via both flights and ground transportation.
However, she emphasized that the repatriations were voluntary.
“It’s voluntary,” Sheinbaum told reporters. “We will accompany them so they can go to their home countries.”
