The migrants have reached an important agreement with Mexican immigration authorities with the arrival of 2024. They will receive a temporary permit that will allow them to stay on Mexican territory for a year, Noticias Telemundo reported on Monday, January 1.
The news was spread among the immigrants with a megaphone in hand by caravan leader Luis Villagrán.
Mexico awards a card for humanitarian reasons
“They are going to give them a card for humanitarian reasons“Villagrán told the immigrants. With this temporary permit, migrants can travel through Mexico for a year.
Already on the last day of 2023, Luis García Villagrán (as identified by the EFE agency) of the Center for Human Dignification (CDH) informed the thousands of migrants that the government of Mexico would grant them regular residence from Tuesday. , January 2, 2024.
“There has been a positive response from the National Migration Institute (INM) to resolve the 3,856 registered with us, a document that passes through a filter in which they are issued a card valid for one year for humanitarian reasons. national territory with the opportunity to work,” he explained, according to EFE.
On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, Noticias Telemundo indicated that “in the resulting document, the National Migration Institute is responsible for granting a permission for a period of one year to work and travel throughout the country”.
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At least 3,000 migrants are staying in and around a sports field that has been transformed into a makeshift shelter in Mapastepec, a municipality in Chiapas.
These people left Tapachula in a huge caravan on December 24, 2023.
“The best gift they can give us is to give us those documents,” Guillermo Bonfil said.
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An immigrant, América, confided to Noticias Telemundo that she will use the map to try to reach the border with the United States.
“It’s sad to be far from your home and your loved ones, but with God’s favor I hope everything turns out well,” América added, her eyes on the sky.
“My goal is to go to Monterrey to be able to work and give the best to my children, what I can tell everyone (is) try hard, everyone who perseveres achieves it, it was worth it, honestly, we walked a lot too,” Gladys Amador García told EFE.
This is what they say about Migration Mexico
In 2023, more than 200,000 immigrants crossing Mexican territory received care from the National Migration Institute, Noticias Telemundo reported.
The news network reported that 61 people died last year when they tried to cross the Rio Grande to reach the United States, cross the desert mountains or when they fell from trains.
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Source: Eluniverso

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