Migrant Passage Through Mexico to the US Tripled in the First Semester; Venezuela is the Main Expelling Country
Record Figures of Irregular Migration Through Mexico in 2024 In the first half of 2024, irregular migration through Mexico increased by 193% compared to the same period the previous year, according to data from the Mexican government. The authorities reported 712,226 "people in an irregular migratory situation" between January and June 2024, almost triple the 242,928 registered in the first semester of 2023. In just six months, irregular migration in Mexico almost reached the record of 782,176 migrants detected throughout 2023, when this flow increased by 77% annually. The main country of origin of the migrants is Venezuela, with 200,289 registered, which implies an increase of 215% and represents more than one in four of the total irregular migration in 2024. Pressure on Mexico's Southern Border and Decrease in Arrests at the Border with the United States The increase in migration in Mexico contrasts with the decrease in arrests at the border with the United States, wher...