AZMEX I3 19-10-18

AZMEX I3 19 OCT 2018



Mexican Government Seeking Help From UN To Process Arrival Of Honduran Migrants

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:20 AM PT — Fri. Oct. 19, 2018

https://www.oann.com/mexican-government-seeking-help-from-un-to-process-arrival-of-honduran-migrants/

Mexico is seeking international aid as the country prepares for the arrival of thousands of migrants.
On Thursday, Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray called on the United Nations to assist in processing roughly 3,000 Honduran migrants
currently heading to the country from Guatemala.

To alleviate the crisis the Mexican government will not allow the migrants to enter the country in a group.
Instead, each person would need to apply for refugee status individually or show a valid passport and visa.

"For that reason we are soliciting the help and support of the United Nations, so that the determination of the requests for refuge
will be done in transparency and with the support of the international community," stated Videgaray.

Hundreds of Honduran migrants stand at the shore of the Suchiate river on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala,
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Mexico's foreign ministry says government officials at its southern border with Guatemala
have started assisting the early arrivals from a caravan of some 3,000 Honduran migrants that has drawn sharp criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

The Mexican government is also requesting the UN High Commissioner for Refugees establish a series of shelters across the country's southern border
with added help in reviewing legitimate claims for asylum.

The foreign minister went on to say the country will do everything in its power to respect human rights,
but would not hesitate to turn away or deport any individuals who arrive without appropriate papers.

"I would like to highlight that for the Mexican government it is essential, in the first place, to respect and protect the human rights
and the fundamental dignity of all of the migrants, and to do it under the logic of respectful, humanitarian treatment," said Foreign Minister Videgaray.

Meanwhile, Mexico Ambassador to the U.S. Geronimo Gutierrez said if a migrant manages to travel through Mexico
and then illegally crosses into America, Mexico will allow those individuals to be sent back.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has welcomed the country's plan and assures the White House will assist in the efforts.
Pompeo is now expected to travel to Mexico to meet with President Enrique Pena Nieto,
where the two will reportedly discuss potential solutions to the migrant crisis, narcotics and terrorism.

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Caravan migrants must do individual processing if they want to enter Mexico: SRE
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luis Videgaray, said that migrants can enter the country with their visa and passport or through a procedure to request refuge

10/19/2018 08:41 AM REUTERS

https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/migrantes-de-caravana-deben-hacer-tramite-individual-si-quieren-entrar-a-mexico-sre/1272731

Caravan migrants must do individual processing if they want to enter Mexico: SRE
More than 4 thousand Honduran migrants go to the United States in search of a better life. Photo: Reuters

MEXICO CITY

The thousands of Central American migrants who are heading to Mexico in a caravan will have to do individual procedures if they decide to enter Mexican territory,
said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Luis Videgaray.

He added that there are about 4 thousand Honduran migrants gathered at the border of Mexico with Guatemala who have been informed of their options to enter the country,
either with their visa and passport or through a procedure to request refuge, for which they requested support logistics and processing to the United Nations (UN).

Several thousand Hondurans have left their country on Saturday, fleeing poverty and violence, with the idea of ​​reaching Mexico or the United States.


THE MIGRANT ACTIVIST IRINEO MUJICA DETAINED IN CHIAPAS
Irineo Mujica Arzete, representative of the Peoples Without Borders organization, was detained by elements of the National Institute of Migration (INM) and the Federal Police,
for alleged crimes of resistance of individuals, injuries and damage to property of others; the arrest occurred in the central park of the municipality of Suchiate, Chiapas.

According to the INM, when requesting his identification after carrying out the grouping of foreigners to initiate various mobilizations,
he attacked elements of this Institute, municipal police and federal police.


Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) reported that it is pending that the activist's fundamental rights are respected,
"since he was arrested for allegedly damaging federal property, apparently an official vehicle."

Therefore, it was initially presented to the MP of Ciudad Hidalgo and then transferred to the Delegation of the PGR in Tapachula, he explained.

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Not to forget:
Luis Videgaray: Mexico decides who enters our country
Detalles Publicado el Viernes 10 de marzo de 2017
Http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=87134

"the decisions of who enters Mexico, are made by Mexico and only Mexico"
Luis Videgaray Caso, Mexican Foreign Minister

10 March, 2017

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