Record Numbers of Women and Children Deported from Mexico in US-Driven Effort Nina Lakhani - The Guardian
go to original February 5, 2015

Mexico is deporting migrants in record numbers. It's part of a campaign aimed at stemming the flow of illegal migrants traveling to the United States. Fewer people are now attempting the journey - but the dangers they face are now even greater. Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Arraiaga, Mexico. (Al Jazeera English)

Record numbers of women and children fleeing violence and poverty in Central America were deported by Mexican authorities last year, as part of US-driven operations to stem the flow of migrants reaching the American border.

More than 24,000 women were deported from Mexico in 2014 – double the number sent home in 2013. The upsurge in child detentions was even sharper – climbing 230% to just over 23,000, Mexican interior ministry figures reveal.

...The new measures helped prevent a staggering 9,661 Honduran and 7,975 Guatemalan children from reaching the US – almost three times more than in 2013. Almost 11,000 unaccompanied children, including 1,853 aged 11 or younger, were also caught and deported by Mexican authorities.

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