Mexico has received nearly 11.000 deported migrants from the United States since January 20, when US President Donald Trump took office, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said, Reuters reports.
She said that figure includes about 2.500 people who are not Mexican.
Earlier this week, Sheinbaum reached a deal with Trump to drop threats of tariffs on Mexican goods in exchange for deploying thousands of National Guard troops to the country's northern border with the United States, in an effort to further reduce the flow of migrants into the United States.
Speaking at her regular morning press conference, Sheinbaum added that Mexico has also organized the return of deported migrants to Honduras, using flights and ground transportation.
However, she stressed that returns are not forced.
"It's voluntary," she told reporters. "We will follow them so they can return to their home countries."
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