Advocates want Mexico to step up for citizens before they are deported from US

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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – More than 100 advocacy organizations in the U.S. are asking the government of Mexico take a firmer role in protecting its citizens north of the Rio Grande.

The request comes as the Trump administration steps up immigration raids and detentions in major U.S. citizens where Mexican immigrants are a big part of the economy.

Groups including Chicago-based Alianza Americas, Florida Immigrant Coalition and Witness at the Border on Monday sent a letter to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urging more funding for consulates and taking “an active and firm role” in defending its citizens in the U.S.