Trump has deported more than 65,000 migrants to Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected her government's formal agreement to become a "safe third country" within the United States' immigration strategy, clarifying that no signed agreement to that effect exists.

"Mexico hasn't signed any of that," the Mexican president stated. When asked if she plans to do so in the future, her response was a resounding "no."

On the other hand, Sheinbaum Pardo detailed that, since January 20, 2025 —the date Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States—, 65,475 people have arrived in Mexico, of which 59,747 are Mexican and 5,728 are foreigners, however, she did not detail what other nationalities these people were.

"What we do is welcome a person as he should," he said.

During the morning press conference on Tuesday, June 24, the Mexican president explained that, in cases where foreigners arrive for humanitarian reasons, Mexico acts under the principles of respect for human rights, verifying whether these individuals wish to return to their country of origin, and if so, facilitating their transfer. Otherwise, she added, an alternative is sought for their temporary incorporation into the country.

Furthermore, the president emphasized that the United States already has direct repatriation agreements with most countries, making it unnecessary to travel through Mexico to return migrants to their places of origin. She said Washington has even repatriated people "as far away as Africa" ​​without Mexican intervention.

Since last January, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Juan Ramón de la Fuente, has rejected the existence of an agreement that would establish Mexico as a safe third country.

At that point, the official explained that the US Migration Protection Protocols are not the same as a safe third country, because the former is a unilateral decision.

"Yes, they can do it; that's their right. We don't necessarily agree with that; in fact, we don't. We have a different approach, but we're finding ways to adjust," he asserted.

At the same time, he explained that the implementation of these U.S. protocols does not entail any obligations for Mexico as such.

Some agreements can be reached on how we'll handle things; in fact, they're still in place, and it's desirable that they remain.