Frequently asked questions

This section addresses the concerns and questions that people and their families often face when they have been repatriated or are in the process. Identify your case and know the options you have to solve it.

Know the frequently asked questions related to your subject of interest

Smuggling of Migrants is a crime involving the procurement for financial or other material benefit of illegal entry of a person into a State of which that person is not a national or resident.

Migrant smuggling affects almost every country in the world. It undermines the integrity of countries and communities, and costs thousands of people their lives every year. UNODC, as the guardian the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (Organized Crime Convention) and the Protocols thereto, assists States in their efforts to implement the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol).

Important know:
When detained by ICE, the person is assigned a folio number from his or her file. Your family must go to the ICE Detention Center and locate the name to identify the folio number and know the location of the detainee. Information about a specific detainee can be found here.

Protocolo contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Migrantes por Tierra, Mar y Aire que complementa la Convención de Naciones Unidas contra la Delincuencia Organizada Transnacional de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas

DACA is not a path to permanent residency or citizenship. Even if DACA Expanded and DAPA are suspended; you can apply for DACA (2012 version) if you are eligible. If you do not meet the requirements, do not take a risk and do not apply for DACA. It is recommended that your file and forms be reviewed by an attorney or organization recommended by the Consulate. Do not send original documents, as they will not be returned to you. The new I-821D form must be used for both the first time DACA application and renewal.

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If you have Mexican nationality and your child was born abroad, you can register him/her at the Consular Office of Mexico abroad in order to obtain Mexican nationality.

Requirements:

1.Certified copy of the foreign birth certificate of the minor to be registered

2. Current official identification with photograph of the minor to be registered

3. Certified copy of the birth certificate issued by the office of the Mexican Civil Registry or Mexican Consular Office of the father, mother or both

4. Official identification with current photograph of both parents. Both parents must present themselves with the registered or designated person with power of attorney issued by Mexican authorities (Mexican Consulate) at the Consular Office.

For more information consult here
 

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During detention it is very important: 

  1. To keep calm, do not try to run away or resist.
  2. To provide a true name and address.
  3. Authorities should ask if a person wants to talk to his or her consulate. If they do not, request it, it is a right.
  4. Do not sign documents that you do not comprehend.

 

Documento de 27 de febrero de 2017 / Oficialía Mayor / Dirección General de Delegaciones

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