Mexico: Tapachula is a dead-end border and the epicenter of the migration crisis
October 28, 2025Following the tightening of US immigration policy, Tapachula—a city on Mexico's southern border with Guatemala—is now hosting thousands of stranded migrants and asylum seekers in increasingly precarious conditions. The migrants are unable to continue traveling north and desperate due to...
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MSF deploys medical teams in Hidalgo,Mexico: access remains limited due toflooding
October 22, 2025Weather conditions and road interruptions have hindered the delivery of medical and humanitarian supplies, limiting the population’s access to basic health services.Following the severe impact caused by the floods in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has...
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MSF report: Dehumanizing migration policies in the Americas leave hundreds of thousands of people abandoned in danger
August 12, 2025MSF calls on governments in the region to shift away from harsh deterrence tactics and towards humane migration and protection policy. Mexico City, 12 August 2025—In its first six months in office, the current US Administration has implemented the most...
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Mexico: Women surviving fear along the migration route
June 23, 2025These testimonies were collected in the field and later lightly edited for clarity and flow. All names have been changed to protect the individuals’ privacy.Yolanda, 25 years old – EcuadorReynosa, northern border of Mexico with the United StatesMy emotions were mostly...
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Mexico: Extracontinental Migration in the Americas
April 8, 2025La Soledad, Mexico- "Since God was with me, I managed to escape," says Mbala* from La Soledad, an informal migrant camp in the heart of Mexico City. Sitting with his back to one of the capital's oldest churches, he recounts...
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“Violence, desperation and abandonment on the migration route”: MSF presents its migration report in Mexico and Central America
May 27, 2024Migrants crossing through Mexico and Central America are in an unprecedented state of vulnerability. From the diverse areas of work from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) – medic, mental health, social work, and health promotion – we have been able to...
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MSF teams in Mexico’s northern border cities witness overwhelming needs of migrants
July 8, 2022As one of the few organizations providing care, MSF says assistance from local authorities and other organizations is urgently needed The situation for migrants in Mexico's northern border cities is sharply deteriorating as expulsions under Title 42 continue and hundreds...
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