Mexico Launches Escorted Bus Initiative for Non-Mexican Immigrants with U.S. Asylum Appointments
MEXICO CITY (AP)— The Mexican government announced Saturday that it will offer non-Mexican immigrants with appointments to apply for asylum in the United States escorted bus rides from the south of the country to the northern border.
According to the National Institute of Migration (INM), these buses will depart from the southern cities of Villahermosa and Tapachula. The initiative appears to be aimed at making it more attractive to schedule asylum appointments in the United States from southern Mexico, instead of having immigrants travel north, either to Mexico City or directly to the border.
The announcement came a week after Washington approved access to the CBP One app in southern Mexico. Before this measure, the app—which allows asylum seekers to register and wait for an appointment—was only available in the northern and central regions of the country.
