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More than 16,100 people in Mexico applied for asylum in 2025. In 2024, more than 78,900 people requested asylum, and in 2023, Mexico received a record number of 140,000 asylum claims, making it one of the countries with the highest number of new asylum claims worldwide.
The Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) has quadrupled its processing capacity since 2018 with the support from UNHCR. More than three quarters of all asylum claims in the country are filed in the south of Mexico.
Mexico’s flagship Local Integration Programme (PIL) has provided relocation and integration assistance with UNHCR assistance to more than 50,000 recognized refugees since 2016, who are now working for more than 650 private companies in Mexico.