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HIGHLIGHTS
8,781 People applied for asylum in Mexico in 2016, 91.6% from the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA)
More than 8% The monthly increase in the number of asylum claims in 2015 and 2016
4,693 Persons of concern housed in 14 shelters supported by UNHCR in 2016
175% Increase in the number of those recognised as refugees or who received complementary protection, between 2015 and 2016
500,000 Estimated number of people who irregularly cross the southern border of Mexico each year