By H. Nelson Goodson
July 12, 2014
Mexico, D.F. - The Mexican federal government in its effort to stop the flow of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants from South and Central America into Mexico has announced that it will strictly prohibit for passengers to ride in La Bestia. La Bestia (Beast) is a cargo freight train, which thousands of undocumented immigrants take to travel from the Guatemala-Mexico border to the interior of Mexico on their way to the U.S. border.
Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, the Secretary of Governance in Mexico says, that a strategic plan will be made public within days and then put into action to help prevent undocumented immigrants from crossing into Mexico. Any immigrant found to be undocumented in Mexico will be processed for immediate deportation and passengers riding in La Bestia will be prohibited in four states, Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz and Tamaulipas. Immigrants passing through the states of Quintana Roo and Campeche will be required to have legal documents or face deportation.
The Mexican military, marines and federal police will work with Mexican immigration officials to stop the flow of undocumented immigrants through the Guatemalan and Mexican border. More than 170,000 of undocumented immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala cross into Mexico every year. More than 80,000 of unaccompanied children are expected to travel through Mexico.
The Mexican government hasn't announced any plan to also stop the flow of undocumented immigrants, including Mexican nationals along the Mexico and U.S. border. The U.S. Immigration and Border Protection has confirmed that at least 57,000 of unaccompanied children have been detained and are expecting more than 80,000 to cross into the U.S. illegally.
President Barack H. Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to pass a bill to allow immigration officials to deport unaccompanied children more quickly.
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