Mexico | Did Deportations of Mexicans from the U.S. Increase?

Summary

In 2025, there were 160,000 deportations of Mexican migrants, a figure 22.3% lower than the 206,000 events recorded in 2024, and 25.4% below the 215,000 deportations in 2023. Remittances to Mexico posted a slight increase in February, edging up 0.4% to reach 4,468 million.

Key points

• Key points:
• Remittances to Mexico posted a slight increase in February, edging up 0.4% to reach 4,468 million. The appreciation of the U.S. dollar recorded in March may help drive a larger volume of remittances during that month and in subsequent months.
• In 2025, there were 160,000 deportations of Mexican migrants, a figure 22.3% lower than the 206,000 deportations recorded in 2024, and 25.4% below the 215,000 deportations in 2023.
• Between February 2025 and February 2026, the main birth states of the deported population were Chiapas (16,196 returns), Guanajuato (14,232), Guerrero (13,521), Veracruz (11,680), Oaxaca (11,322), Michoacán (10,951), and Puebla (10,284).
• The path to the American Dream is fading for thousands of migrants from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, and as a result, transit migration through Mexico has fallen sharply since early 2025.
• The number of migrants found to be in an irregular situation in Mexico fell 95%, dropping from an average of 100,000 monthly cases in 2024 to around 5,000 per month between April 2025 and January 2026. In 2025, most migrants transiting through Mexico came from Venezuela, Honduras, Cuba, Colombia, and Guatemala.

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