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https://apnews.com/article/mexico-app-migrants-deportations-consulates- 09655e742f2918803881a32620e384ef

MEXICO CITY (AP) ù Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are
about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official
said Friday.

The move is in response to President-elect Donald TrumpÆs threats to carry
out mass deportations after he takes office on Jan. 20.

The app has been rolled out for small-scale testing and ôappears to be
working very well,ö said Juan Ram≤n de la Fuente, MexicoÆs secretary of
foreign affairs.

He said the app would allow users to press a tab that would send an alert notification to previously chosen relatives and the nearest Mexican
consulate. De la Fuente described it as a sort of panic button.

ôIn case you find yourself in a situation where detention is imminent, you
push the alert button, and that sends a signal to the nearest consulate,ö
he said.

U.S. authorities are obliged to give notice to home-country consulates
when a foreign citizen is detained. Mexico says it has beefed up consular
staff and legal aid to help migrants in the legal process related to deportation.

De la Fuente expects the app to be rolled out in January. He didnÆt say
whether the app has a de-activation tab that would allow someone to
rescind an alert if they werenÆt really detained.

The government says it has also set up a call center staffed 24 hours a
day to answer migrantsÆ questions.

The Mexican government estimates there are 11.5 million migrants with some
form of legal residency in the United States, and 4.8 million without
legal residency or proper documents.


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