Mexican repatriations from US ramped up in recent weeks, president says

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the inauguration of the Mexico Aerospace Fair (FAMEX) 2025 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Zumpango, near Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2025 REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said that repatriations of Mexican citizens from the United States had increased in recent weeks, mostly via flights, as the U.S. government ramps up deportations of migrants across the region.

The United States deported 37,471 Mexicans and 5,511 migrants of other nationalities to the country since U.S. President Donald Trump began his presidency, Sheinbaum told journalists in a daily press conference.