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Executive Summary
Throughout Mexico, displaced people face severe challenges and humanitarian needs driven by their exposure to different protection risks. Recent policy changes and a series of executive orders limiting access to asylum at the border including the removal of the scheduling functionality within the CBP One app, profoundly impacted the lives of people on the move (POM) in Mexico.
To better understand the needs and main priorities of this population in light of recent changes in immigration policies, the IRC implemented a Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) which underscores pressing protection, livelihoods, and basic needs. 243 household surveys, representing 618 individuals, and 3 focus groups with POM, were conducted between January 27 and 30 by IRC teams in Tapachula, Mexico City, Ciudad Juárez, Matamoros, and Tijuana.
RNA findings highlight the urgency of strengthening the provision of accompaniment services for individuals who have experienced protection risks, access to up-to-date reliable information on migration pathways to ensure informed decision-making, durable solutions and long-term integration for refugees, deportees, and other POM, documents and provision of legal services, disability inclusive programming and coordinated humanitarian funding. The findings are as follows:
Highlights
44% of respondents planned to go to the US but are now thinking about staying in Mexico
One in every two respondents mentioned livelihood opportunities as a main need
55% reported having at least one medical condition that required medical attention
Over 26% reported being kidnapped in Mexico at least once*
*Several respondents indicated that they had experience kidnapping multiple times during their transit through Mexico