Migrants wait as they hope to receive help from the Mexican government to obtain humanitarian visas to transit Mexican territory, in Tapachula, Mexico November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
MEXICO CITY, January 4, 2021, (Reuters) – The number of asylum applications in Mexico nearly doubled in 2021 from two years earlier, the head of the country’s commission for refugee assistance said on Monday, with most applications being from Haitian and Honduran migrants.
When compared to 2019, the 131,448 applications mark an increase of 86.84%, according to the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR).
“By far the main nationalities (who requested refuge) were Haitians and Hondurans,” the head of COMAR, Andres Ramirez, said, adding that Cubans were a distant third.
The rise in the number of Haitians making their way through Mexico has been spurred by economic malaise, a devastating earthquake and political turmoil following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in July.
In the previous two years, most applications were filed by Honduran migrants.
Some 72% of those who applied for asylum in 2021 received a positive response, Ramirez said. Another 2% were also granted complementary protection.
Central American migrants fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries have long been crossing Mexico on their way north towards the U.S. border but in recent years, more and more migrants have applied for asylum in Mexico.
Source: Reuters
Comments
more recommended stories
Woman climber dies while off-limits at Popocatepetl volcanoA woman mountain climber in Mexico.
Seven bodies found in Chikindzonot could be the persons reported missing near ChetumalSeven bodies were found in a.
2 systems threaten the Yucatan Peninsula: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the AtlanticThe National Hurricane Center has its.
Yucatecan Educational community stands out at the national level with socially responsible projectsStudents and teachers from Yucatan stand.
Yucatan within the seven fastest-growing state economies in MexicoThe INEGI indicated that the manufacturing.
The growth of the manufacturing industry continues in YucatanResult of the joint work between.
Banxico accelerates the pace of its interest rateMexico’s central bank accelerated the pace.
Peninsular Electric Expo is inaugurated by Governor Vila Dosal at Merida’s Siglo XXIDuring the first edition of the.
President Joe Biden condemns Supreme Court abortion rulingWASHINGTON DC — In sharp and.
Grupo Xcaret’s Xibalbá Park in Valladolid is still in stand by due to environmental reasonsThe controversy surrounding the construction of.
Leave a Comment