Many immigrants, disillusioned with President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies and frightened by the level of crime in Mexico, are choosing to return to their home countries.

Between 50 and 100 Venezuelans living in Mexico are currently requesting so-called “voluntary repatriation” every week. According to Venezuelan officials speaking to Reuters added that many of these migrants face dangerous conditions in Mexico, including kidnapping and sexual exploitation. More than a dozen immigrants living in Mexico have told news outlets that they want to return to their home country, whatever the issue that led them to leave in the first place. (Related article: “We will consider all necessary actions”: How the Trump administration and Republicans will change the fight against Mexican cartels)

A key issue is President Trump’s promise to abolish the CBP One app, which hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals have used to schedule asylum appointments with U.S. officials. Trump’s obstacles are causing more migrants to feel it’s no longer worth waiting in Mexico. The migrant crisis in Mexico has left many migrants facing extortion, sexual assault, kidnapping and other forms of violence at the hands of cartels and other dangerous actors.

“I’m traumatized. If I don’t get an appointment, I’ll go back,” Nydia Montenegro, 52, a Venezuelan national, told Reuters.

President Trump has already established himself as a hard-liner on immigration in his first term in office, but in his second term he has carried out the largest deportation program in U.S. history, resumed construction of the wall, and restarted the Remain movement. , has vowed to launch a number of hawkish policies. Programs in Mexico and many other offers

“As President, I will immediately stop the influx of immigrants into America. We will end all immigrant flights, end all illegal immigration, and use the Kamala phone app for illegal immigrants (CBP One App). ), revoke deportation waivers, suspend refugee resettlement, and return Kamala illegal immigrants to their home countries (also known as relocation)” Trump. Posted in X In September.

First launched by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in October 2020 primarily for the purpose of cargo inspection, the CBP One app was expanded incredibly in January 2023 to allow people to travel to Mexico in hopes of making an asylum reservation. Immigrants waiting in line were also targeted. According to CBP, more than 800,000 foreign nationals have scheduled entry appointments at ports of entry since the app expanded in January 2023.

Immigration officials are bracing for the possibility of human smugglers urging migrants to rush to the southern border before Trump’s inauguration, but based on the number of people crossing the border and interviews on the ground, , the majority of immigrants feel defeated after President Trump takes office. election victory. Todd Bensman, national security researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, reported on Tuesday:most peopleIn an interview at a migrant camp in Mexico City, he said they were planning to give up and return home after President Trump took office and canceled the CBP One app program.

Still, some remain hopeful that Republicans can secure the appointment before retaking the White House.

“I believe we can get there before Trump takes office,” Johana, a young Venezuelan national who hopes to cross from Guatemala to Mexico, told Reuters. “Even if you don’t have to make a reservation, there’s always a way.”

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