Human Rights Officials in Mexico Prepare for Possible U.S. Immigration Crackdown Jean Guerrero - KPBS News
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Mexican Human Rights Officials Prepare for Trump Policies (KPBS News)

Mexican human rights and immigration leaders met in Tijuana on Thursday to discuss a change of strategy in response to an anticipated U.S. immigration crackdown.

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission is sending a group of representatives to all of the main Mexican consulates in the U.S. to ensure that Mexicans living in the U.S. are aware of their rights and are not unfairly targeted.

"We must ensure our co-nationals have due process and that they're aware of the risk of signing voluntary returns," said Luis Raúl González Pérez, president of the commission, speaking at Mexico's border research institute, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, or Colef.

Voluntary returns are documents often used by U.S. immigration authorities to fast-track deportations. By signing them, immigrants forfeit their right to an immigration hearing. The American Civil Liberties Union won a settlement in 2014 accusing the U.S. government of "coercing" immigrants to sign these forms.

“We want to increase guidance and defense for our co-nationals in the U.S.," said González Pérez.

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