Summary

Mexico is testing a cellphone app that allows migrants to alert relatives and Mexican consulates if they believe they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration authorities.

The “panic button” app, announced by Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente, aims to address fears of mass deportations under Donald Trump.

Alerts notify chosen contacts and the nearest consulate, while Mexico has increased consular staff and legal aid for deportation cases.

Full app rollout is expected in January, alongside a 24/7 migrant support call center.

  • eldavi
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    3 days ago

    What about US Citizens of Mexician ancestry that are dealing with shitty ICE agents that refuse to recognize their citizenship?

    This has happened many times in the recent past and, like then, you’re on your own. Check to see if you qualify for Mexican citizenship so that you at least can lean on them for some help.

    Also consider supporting organizations that don’t make it worse for people like us; your primary instance literally permits white erasure posts.

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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        2 days ago

        Translation:

        "The primary Lemmy instance your account is hosted on, has apparently once or twice failed the .ml Absolute Purity By Association test, and is therefore classified as Problematic™ by The Party. Renounce your association or face the wall. A division of T-34s is on the way. " /s

        Basically It turns out people with harmful ideas (white erasure) also use the Internet, and mods don’t always insta-ban them.

        To some users the existance of misbehavior of a few, without a loud and self-righteous reaction, convicts the entire instance of Heresy.

        TL;DR: Don’t worry about it.

        • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          2 days ago

          Lmao, my instance is literally anti-authoritarianism and anti- right wing.

          "ML"s Tankies and far-right conspiracy theoriests including, but not limited to, extreme pro-police users and “sovcits” are all insta-banned.

          Dude saw the “Tankies” part and got triggered lmfao.

          Doesn’t even reply to elaborate. 🤣