Between January and May 2024, more than 177 million migrants passed through Mexico to reach the United States. Nearly 3,000 of them were unaccompanied minors.
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Some 1.39 million illegal migrants from 177 countries passed through the Mexico between January and May, to try to win the UNITED STATESreported Sunday June 16Mexican National Institute of Migration (INM). The vast majority of them were adults traveling alone, while nearly 3,000 were unaccompanied minors, the Institute said in a statement.
These migrants came from 177 countries, almost all of the countries in the world, with the United Nations having 193 member states. The largest number of people, almost 380,000, came from Venezuela, a country in the grip of a severe economic crisis, followed by Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Haiti, all hard hit by gang violence and drug traffic.
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2.4 million migrants crossed the border between Mexico and the United States in 2023
Other people attempting the dangerous crossing from Mexico in search of a better life in the United States came from as far away as China, Mauritania, India and Angola, according to the INM.
In 2023, more than 2.4 million people crossed the border between Mexico and the United States illegally, according to U.S. migration statistics. The flow reached a record 10,000 people per day in December. It has since decreased, as both countries have taken restrictive measures.
At the beginning of June, the American president Joe Biden has accentuated the restrictions with a text taken by decree which facilitates expulsions to Mexico and limits the right to asylum when there are too many arrivals.
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