“Mr. López Obrador’s administration, which came into office saying it would not cooperate with Mr. Trump’s anti-immigration agenda, has gone along with it on several fronts, including accepting women and children despite earlier promises to take only adult male asylum seekers." This article explores the ways in which the Mexican president, called "AMLO" for his initials, is collaborating with and furthering the reach of Trump's policies on migrants.
Interfaith Letter Opposing DHS' Harmful "Remain in Mexico" Policy
IFCLA is honored to be a signer organization of this letter in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s Harmful “Remain in Mexico” Policy. Thank you to our national partners at CLINIC, Interfaith Immigration Coalition, and Church World Service for organizing this opportunity.
Background
The administration continues its attacks on vulnerable asylum seekers arriving at our southern border. It's latest plan, the Remain in Mexico Policy, requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their asylum cases are pending in the U.S. immigration courts. This policy exposes asylum seekers to great risk of harm, curtails their access to counsel, and does not present a solution to the root causes of Central American migration flows.
Disappeared Students
September 26 marked the four-year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico. Tragically, the victims’ families are still searching for answers about the fate of their missing loved ones, who were attacked by Mexican security forces and forcibly disappeared. The Peña Nieto government defends its thoroughly discredited theory about the tragedy, but the incoming administration of president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador met with victims’ families and committed to finding the missing students.