Mexico: Don’t force people seeking asylum back to danger

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Mexico: Don’t force people seeking asylum back to danger

Protect the rights of people entering Mexico in search of protection

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Call on Mexico to stop pushing back people in need of protection

Secretary of the Interior

Olga

Sánchez Cordero

México

Dear Commissioner García Benavente and Secretario Navarrete Prida,

We are aware of the enormous challenges facing Mexico’s immigration authorities. Human rights crises in Central America and elsewhere, are pushing people to flee their countries in growing numbers and seek protection in Mexico. The eyes of the world are now on Mexico as caravans of men, women and children arrive.

In compliance with international obligations, I ask you to ensure that every person who enters the country, whether alone, in a group or in a caravan, is given the opportunity to claim asylum in Mexico.

With this goal, I urge you to ensure the following:

•    A pro-active screening system to better identify potential asylum seekers within the first moments of contact with immigration authorities;
•    Migrants who are apprehended are properly informed of their right to seek asylum in Mexico and there are no obstacles blocking their access to asylum procedures;
•    Children are not detained or separated from their families;
•    Nobody is sent back to life-threatening situations, in violation of international protection obligations
•    Authorities whose actions or omissions violate national and international law are met with administrative sanctions.

We call on you to ensure that the human rights of all people on the move, regardless of their migratory status, are respected at all times.

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Thousands of men, women and children, participating in a mass exodus from extreme violence and insecurity in Honduras and other countries, have sought entry to Mexico.

Amnesty International has documented how people who arrive at Mexico’s borders are often given the wrong information by authorities about their right to seek asylum in the country. Mexican authorities have a troubling record of turning back thousands of people to life threatening situations, in violation of international obligations.

Mexican authorities must protect people who are fleeing from danger and guarantee the right of every person to claim asylum, whether they are alone, in a group or part of a caravan.

Call on Mexico not to turn away people whose lives are at risk, and to properly protect those seeking asylum.

Learn more:

Fact vs.Fiction: What you need to know about the caravan passing through Mexico on its way to the USA - October 25, 2018

Mexico: Overlooked, under-protected: Mexico's deadly refoulement of Central Americans seeking asylum • January 23, 2018

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