ConsulApp is ready for Mexican immigrants to know their rights
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The number one priority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been and will continue to be the protection and care of Mexicans, especially in the United States, said today Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who specified that Mexicans are not and will not be alone since they have the support of the Foreign Ministry and its consular network.
During President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning press conference, Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente said that this network of 53 consulates in the United States has been strengthened to guide, support and, when required, protect and defend fellow citizens regardless of their immigration status and where they are in the country.
During his speech, De la Fuente reiterated to his fellow citizens that they are not alone and that the consulates will be with them, and invited them to “remain calm.”
After pointing out that there is a team of 2,610 people, including contracted legal advisors and alliances formed with law schools and law firms, among others, he highlighted that this number is added to the 1,773 people from the consular protection and documentation teams, which totals 4,383 people working in the protection and defense of compatriots.
Foreign Minister De la Fuente reported that, as part of the strengthening of consular services, the process of digitalization of services and procedures provided to Mexicans is also advancing.
He also reported that the ConsulApp application is now available for Android, which will allow compatriots who are in the United States to know what their rights are and how to exercise them in an urgent situation.
This platform has a contact button that will allow you to upload the information of the people you need to contact, as well as the location of the nearest consulate.
Likewise, he said that attention has been strengthened at the Information and Assistance Center for Mexicans (CIAM), which operates 24/7 from Tucson, Arizona, and is also available to compatriots.
Finally, he stressed that the consulates in the United States, but especially those located in the border states, maintain, by instructions of the President of Mexico, continuous communication with the immigration authorities of the United States of ICE and CBP, with the purpose of maintaining dialogue as part of the defense and protection of the interests of the compatriots.
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