Casa YMCA, provides food and shelter for Mexican children who are alone on the U.S.-Mexico border. These children have been deported without parents or guardians and their situation is both tragic and difficult. MEXECRI is hosting this project which includes support for Casa YMCA's documentation of human rights for deported Mexican children and provision of basic needs, such as blankets, water bottles and backpacks.

This project is based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, one of the areas on the border where the largest numbers of children are repatriated to Mexico. Your contribution to this project can provide the children with basic needs and/or support the documentation of children's human rights cases on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. This project is in partnership with Prof. María Eugenia Hernández Sánchez of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez.

Prof. Hernández Sánchez's art and human rights project provides an opportunity for children to express their human rights on the border. See the latest work from the children. See the children's most recent art work.

Important Resources & Contacts

If you know about a child who needs assistance, the following Mexican agencies may be contacted:

Mexican Consulate in the area closest to your location:

See http://www.mexonline.com/consulate.htm

Mexican Consulate in El Paso, TX 915-533-3644

In Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, The Procuraduría de la Defensa del Menor is the correct contact for protection of children's rights:

011-52-656-610-3045 Call from the U.S.

Call from within Mexico 01-565-610-3045.

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Resources to Better Understand Migration and Immigration

Maps of Latin America: To Learn Countries and Boundaries

National Geographic Map of Ancient Migrations to the Americas

National Geographic Map of Contemporary Migration to the U.S.

Websites with Detailed Data/Documents

U.S. Office of Immigration Statistics

• Deportation Data

Migration News: UC DAVIS