MEXICO CITY (AP) — "U.S. immigration authorities began flying deportees deep into Mexico Thursday in an effort to discourage them from trying to
return, U.S. and Mexican officials said.
The first of twice-weekly flights from El Paso, Texas, to Mexico City left Thursday with 133 deportees aboard, all men.
ICE spokeswoman Nicole Navas said the flights will accommodate up to 136 men and women but no children. Deportees fly from throughout the United
States to Chaparral, New Mexico, for a short bus ride to El Paso.
The flights are not voluntary, unlike a previous program to deport Mexicans arrested by the Border Patrol during Arizona's deadly summer heat.
Mexico's National Migration Institute said the flights will last six months, taking place every Tuesday and Thursday, and the Mexican government will
pay for returnees' travel from the Mexico City airport to their hometowns. A total of 6,800 people are expected to be returned under the program.
Special accommodations are being made for minors traveling alone, Mexico said.
Under a two-month trial last year, more than 2,300 Mexicans returned on 18 flights. The U.S. and Mexico agreed in April to make the arrangement
permanent.
ICE has long flown home deportees who are from countries that don't share a land border with the U.S., most commonly Central Americans. Mexicans, who
account for the vast majority people living in the U.S. illegally, are traditionally sent by plane or bus to a city along the 1,954-mile
(3,145-kilometer) border with Mexico.
Thursday's flight marks the beginning for regular air travel to Mexicans who are deported, a welcome development for authorities in Tijuana and other
Mexican border cities who have complained they are getting overwhelmed by unemployed newcomers.
It comes as House Republicans are resisting the broadest changes to U.S. immigration laws in nearly three decades. The Senate has approved a plan that
would offer a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally.
President Barack Obama has backed the proposed overhaul, while at the same time increasing deportations. His administration topped 400,000
deportations during the 2012 fiscal year."yellowklr - 7-12-2013 at 07:14 AM
makes sense to me
Why is it some much to ask for the USA to have a secure border????
It should have NOTHING to do with politics and everything to do with LAW
Improving Homeland Security
MrBillM - 7-12-2013 at 08:48 AM
The BIG Guy (Janet) is Leaving.
passport, please?
Mulegena - 7-12-2013 at 10:55 AM
How is it that Mexico accepts all these people who may or may not be of Mexican origin, and it begs the question of how are they able to fly without
passports?DENNIS - 7-12-2013 at 11:11 AM
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Originally posted by MrBillM
The BIG Guy (Janet) is Leaving.
I hope the door doesn't bang her in the big fat arse on the way out.sancho - 7-12-2013 at 11:36 AM
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Originally posted by Mulegena
How is it that Mexico accepts all these people who may or may not be of Mexican origin, and it begs the question of how are they able to fly without
passports?
Following your thinking, why does Mex accept deportees
sent thru the turnstiles at TJ? I'm quite sure some
Guatamalans sneak into the group of deportees looking
for a ride to Mex City, or some Hispanics from the US
looking for a vacation in Mex City... Just a wild guess that
not too many illegals in the US from Mex are carrying
a Mex passportyellowklr - 7-12-2013 at 08:59 PM
Just a fact that some of you might not be aware of
Plenty of Somali and Chinese are smuggled into the USA across the Mexican border
We HAVE to secure the border and its not even close
