The Mexican government announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is in response to the strict immigration policy that President Donald Trump announced on January 20, and which has already begun to materialize with the closure of the CBP One application.

CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign suppliers to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023, the Biden administration expanded its functions to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, an executive order from Donald Trump ended the program, and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.

Rosa Icela Rodríguez, head of the Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB), unveiled the project during the morning conference of Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Rodríguez explained that the strategy includes economic support of 2,000 pesos (about $100) for Mexican citizens who do not have the resources to return to their communities of origin. This support will be delivered through the new Bienestar Paisano card.

Federal authorities add that the plan is designed to allow Mexican migrants to join existing social programs, which include pensions for senior citizens and people with disabilities, scholarships for elementary and high school students, and the initiative Sembrando Vida, Mujeres con Bienestar , Jóvenes Construyendo el include. Futuro, and Salud Casa por Casa.

Repatriated Mexicans will be affiliated with the Mexican Social Security Institute. The program will give them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risks, disability and life, retirement, and for separation in advanced age and old age. They will also be able to enjoy all social benefits and childcare services provided by the Social Security Act. The benefits will extend to the spouses or partners, children and parents of the deportee.

Rodriguez adds that Mexicans expelled from the United States will also receive legal advice to help them obtain documents of identification, such as birth certificates, voter IDs and the Clave Única de Registro de Población (Unique Population Registry Code). They will also have access to social housing support provided by the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development and by the National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute (Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores).

The SEGOB trained civil servants from the governments of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Michoacán, Guanajuato, State of Mexico, Sinaloa and Jalisco for the proper implementation of the Mexico Embrace your plan It claims to have coordinated efforts with the Human Rights Commission and the Business Coordination Council.

Trump’s possible mass deportations

Donald Trump confirmed in his inauguration speech that he would declare a state of emergency on the Mexican border to stop what he called “an invasion by illegal invaders”. He promised to act “with historic speed and force”. His declarations began to take effect.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that features of the CBP One mobile app that allowed undocumented immigrants to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border crossings are no longer available. The agency added that appointments scheduled through the app have been cancelled.

The application was launched in 2021 to streamline immigration flows and processes in the border area. The tool is designed to serve undocumented migrants from central and northern Mexico and “avoid border pressure from those arriving seeking asylum,” according to Mexican authorities.

Sheinbaum anticipated its closure in a statement from the SEGOB, published before Trump’s inauguration. She said that “this application has helped that migrants do not have to go to the northern border to wait for asylum. We are going to suggest that this application or other related applications be allowed.”

Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente announced the creation of the ConsulApp platform. The system will have three essential functions: to alert the nearest Mexican consulate to initiate legal assistance in real time, to inform family members or trusted contacts chosen by the migrant about his or her legal situation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which oversees will hold about the observance of due process.

The Mexican president emphasized that migrants are essential to the economy, and affirmed her support for Mexican citizens through the 53 consulates across the United States.

This story originally appeared on WIRED and Español and was translated from Spanish.