Strategy for Prevention and Assistance to Returned Unaccompanied Migrant Girls, Boys, and Adolescents XV Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) Regional Seminar on Migration and Family Colegio de la Frontera Norte April 21-23, 2010

Mexican Migrants Under 18 Years of Age Deported by the United States, Source: Centro de Estudios Migratorios, INM, based on the monthly newsletter on migration statistics Year of Repatriation Accompanied Unaccompanied

Reasons for Migration of Unaccompanied Boys, Girls, and Adolescents Economic Reasons: Taking on economic responsibility in their families Finding employment in the US Gaining a better quality of life Family-Related Reasons: Family reunification Family recomposition or restructuring Child abuse, violence, or mistreatment

Risks Associated to the Migration of Unaccompanied Boys, Girls, and Adolescents Migrant smuggling and trafficking Child exploitation: sexual and labor Drug use and trafficking Victims of violence and organized crime Abuse and mistreatment Unwanted pregnancies and STIs Accidents and dangers

Objectives of the Strategy To prevent and to provide assistance: Needs of repatriated unaccompanied migrant boys, girls, and adolescents Parallel problems that they are exposed to To promote coordinated actions and family and community containment.

Population Served No data available 18 years and older years 6-12 years 0-6 years

Population Served Gender Female4,3693,6242,963 Male16,99716,02014,261 Total21,36619,66417,224 Source: Red de Módulos y Albergues de Tránsito para Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Migrantes y Repatriados No Acompañados del Sistema Nacional DIF.

Population Served GenderEducation Men No education Pre-school Elementary 5,7905,2264,477 Secondary 9,0768,8497,922 High school 1,4361,3551,287 Subtotal 16,99716,02014,261 Women No education Pre-school Elementary 1,4501, Secondary 2,0031,6521,393 High school Subtotal 4,3693,6242,963 Total 21,36619,64417,224 Source: Red de Módulos y Albergues de Tránsito para Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Migrantes y Repatriados No Acompañados del Sistema Nacional DIF.

Regions Covered by the Strategy

Northern Border

SouthernBorder State Chiapas Total Southern Border Source: Red de Módulos y Albergues de Tránsito para Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Migrantes y Repatriados No Acompañados del Sistema Nacional DIF.

Places of Origin State Guanajuato1,8131,7381,286 Michoacán1,6111,5781,360 Oaxaca1,3721,2871,417 Guerrero1,3091,2291,207 Puebla1,2541,1381,063 Tamaulipas1,0951, Veracruz1,1411, México1,0851, Chiapas1, Jalisco Source: Red de Módulos y Albergues de Tránsito para Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Migrantes y Repatriados No Acompañados del Sistema Nacional DIF.

Places of Origin Protection Centers for Children

Inter-institutional Dialogue Table Objectives: To increase the visibility of migration of unaccompanied boys, girls, and adolescents To promote a comprehensive approach to address this issue To coordinate effortsParticipants: Federal Government State and Municipal Governments Civil Society Organizations International Organizations (UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM)

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