Implementation of the Mexican Legal Reforms that Prohibit Detention of Accompanied and Unaccompanied Migrant Children

March 22, 2021

Implementation of the Mexican Legal Reforms

that Prohibit Detention of Accompanied and Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Human rights organizations in Mexico have been advocating for alternatives to detention for migrant children for over 10 years. The impact of immigration detention on children and families has been documented throughout the world, yet in Mexico, immigration detention has been an ongoing practice despite hundreds of cases of sexual assault, verbal and physical abuse, and death due to medical negligence documented within the more than 58 detention centers in Mexico.

 

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