Cabinet Secretaries meet at Foreign Ministry to review migration agenda

Cabinet Secretaries meet at Foreign Ministry to review migration agenda

• Federal officials will coordinate to strengthen the Humanitarian Mobility Model
• A working group will be created to review and update the decree creating the Ciaimm

In response to President Claudia Sheinbaum's directive, cabinet secretaries and federal agency heads met to advance the Humanitarian Mobility Model and further the work of the Interministerial Commission for Comprehensive Migration Management (Ciaimm). The meeting focused on enhancing coordination of the model and establishing a task force to review and update the decree creating the Ciaimm.

The officials emphasized that migration remains a top priority for the federal government. They acknowledged the progress made over the past six years and called for continued coordination in refining the model.

Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente stated, "President Sheinbaum has directed us to maintain our coordinated approach. We are tasked with reviewing the mobility model to update it, building on our collective experience, while keeping what has worked well. The commission exists precisely to make any necessary adjustments or adaptations."

Key outcomes of the meeting include plans to strengthen the Humanitarian Mobility Model and form a group to review and update the decree establishing the commission.

The Ciaimm was established to coordinate migration-related policies, programs, and actions across federal agencies.

The meeting was attended by the Secretaries of Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez; Defense, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo; Security and Civil Protection, Omar García Harfuch; and Wellbeing, Ariadna Montiel Reyes. Also present were the Undersecretaries of the Navy, José Barradas Cobos, and Employment and Labor Productivity, Quiahuitl Chávez Domínguez.

Other officials included the Undersecretary for Human Rights, Migration and Population of the Interior Ministry (Segob) Félix Arturo Medina Padilla; Commissioner of the National Migration Institute (INM) Francisco Garduño Yáñez; Head of the National System for Integral Family Development (SNDIF) María del Rocío García Pérez; Head of the Migration Policy, Registration and Personal Identity Unit of Segob Carlos Antonio Vázquez García; and Director of Inter-institutional Relations of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar) Germán Gutiérrez Gómez.

The Foreign Ministry was represented by Chief Officer for North America Roberto Velasco Álvarez; the Executive Director of the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (Amexcid) Alejandra del Moral Vela; General Coordinator of Mexican Consulates Jorge Islas López; and Director General of Human Mobility and Development Fátima Gabriela Ríos González.