In the middle of a increase in measures to reduce the flow of undocumented migrants through Mexicothe authorities of the Aztec country have also made a decision that would facilitate the transfer of these aboard buses.
According to a resolution of the Judicial Branch of the Federation, the body in charge of resolving conflicts between people and bodies of public power, it is discriminatory to request an immigration document when selling tickets in any company that offers mass transportation of passengers.
Likewise, the judicial authorities of Mexico have decided that the officials of the National Migration Institute (INM) only have the power to request these documents at the border points of Mexico, therefore, as established by the Migration Law, Stopping buses at checkpoints to check passengers’ documentation is considered a violation.
Due to this, the judiciary has urged the INM and several institutions, including the Attorney General’s Office, the National Guard, the ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Interior, Security and Citizen Protection, Communications and Transportation, to take actions to stop these practices, and instead, promote the free movement of foreigners within the country.
According to local media Aristegui NewsAuthorities also demand the establishment of customer service points at bus stations, to receive complaints for non-compliance with said resolution.
Finally, it has been ordered that this decision be made public, so that everyone is aware of it.
The measure is adopted to stop discrimination against undocumented migrants, as well as to prevent migrants from having to take alternative means of transportation to reach the country’s border.
This is due to the multiple traffic accidents in which several foreigners who were heading towards northern Mexico have been involved. One of the most recent occurred last Sunday, October 1, in Chiapas, where 10 women of Cuban origin, including a minor, They lost their lives trying to leave the border state.
The measure will undoubtedly benefit the thousands of migrants, including Cubans, who try to reach the northern border of Mexico with the aim of entering the United States, and who had to look for less safe alternatives to travel through the territory.
