We provide legal services and support, including free legal representation for asylum seekers so that everyone around the world, including displaced people, can have equal access to their legal rights.
Mexico
HIAS Mexico Psychologist Karla Flores poses for a portrait at Buen Samaritano Migrant Shelter in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, December 9, 2021. (Paul Ratje for HIAS)
Country Director
Blanca Lomeli
Office Locations
Tijuana, Mexicali, Nogales, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, Matamoros, Monterrey, Palenque y Tapachula.
Founded
2019
Staff Size
90
Connect
Mexico has become a major transit country and destination for vulnerable refugees and migrants from across Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent years, thousands of forcibly displaced people have arrived at Mexico’s northern border looking to seek asylum in the United States.
This increase in migration has been driven by the effects of violence and armed conflict, climate change, political instability, and gender-based violence in the region.
Refugees, migrants and internally displaced people living in Mexico’s border cities, particularly women, girls, and LGBTQ refugees, face extremely high levels of violence including kidnapping, human trafficking, sexual abuse, and exploitation.
228,854
people provided with different services directly and indirectly in 2022
Our Work
HIAS protects and supports refugees to build new lives and reunite with family members in safety and freedom. HIAS’ response in Mexico helps refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants to obtain legal protection by pursuing their claims for asylum in the U.S. or by applying for legal protection in Mexico.
HIAS’ community-based mental health programs promote the well-being of individuals, families, and communities affected by crisis and conflict so they can heal and rebuild their lives.
We work to protect the right of women, girls, and LGBTQ communities to access their full potential and live free from violence by supporting survivors, mitigating risks, and transforming beliefs that perpetuate GBV.
We provide legal services and support, including free legal representation for asylum seekers so that everyone around the world, including displaced people, can have equal access to their legal rights.
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In preparation for the end of Title 42, the Biden Administration announced a package of policies that paired restrictions on the asylum process at the U.S.-Mexico border with commitments to facilitate and expand legal pathways, including resettlement, for displaced people from the Western Hemisphere. Here are some key takeaways on what to expect, and what HIAS is doing to help.
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El Salvadorian migrants Yesenia Martinez and her daughter Jaretzy wait alongside other migrants to be processed after crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. on May 03, 2022 in La Joya, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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