Mexico will no longer hold migrant children in immigration detention centers. Mexico reformed its immigration policy to allow this change and will also allow children to have their legal status recognized to stop immediate deportation before opportunities for protection are explored. Mexico's family development agency will now be responsible for housing child migrants. Mexico has been pressured for years by international and domestic groups to stop holding these children in detention centers with their parents, and the United Nations is praising Mexico for these changes. These changes come a year after Mexico detained more child migrants than ever before, due to the United States increased pressure for Mexico to be more aggressive to stop the flow of migrants north. The new law went into effect on Wednesday in Mexico.
Lucas Burris
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-immigration-central-america-united-nations-united-states-c5030b0e08b2120ee70a5ba22fe55a5a
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