Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expresses solidarity with follow citizens in the United States being targeted by Trump’s ICE

Mexico’s very popular social-democratic President Claudia Sheinbaum is expressing solidarity with its citizens in the United States facing repressive actions by the Trump Administration:

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of the Government of Mexico expresses its deep concern about the recent operations carried out by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) in various cities of the United States, particularly in Los Angeles," the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs begins. It makes a "respectful but firm" call to the American authorities to ensure that these processes comply with the rule of law and human rights, while the consular assistance and protection mechanisms available have been activated: "Our consulates have intensified their efforts to inform the Mexican community about their rights and the actions they can take in the event of an immigration operation," it says.

The Government of Claudia Sheinbaum is expressing its "disagreement with practices that criminalize migration" and put the safety and well-being of [Mexican] nationals in U.S. territory at risk, and communicates that they will continue to use the diplomatic and legal channels available to get this message across.

"Migration must be addressed from a comprehensive, human perspective and with regional co-responsibility. Mexico reiterates its willingness to continue collaborating with the Government of the United States in the search for solutions that privilege respect for human rights, the law, and shared development," it says. [my emphasis] (1)

Scheinbaum herself said:

We do not agree with this manner of dealing with the migratory phenomenon. It is not with raids or violence that the migratory phenomenon is going to be addressed. [That will be accomplished by] sitting down, working on a comprehensive, immigration reform that takes into account all Mexicans who are on the other side of the border, that's our position. [emphasis in original] (2)

And also:

First of all, we want to say that we have, it must be said, the Mexicans who live in the United States are good men and women, they are honest men, who went to the United States to seek a better life for themselves and to contribute to their families, they are not criminals, they are good men and women, Honest. They have all the solidarity of their government. ...

Our migrant brothers and sisters go there seeking better opportunities, most of them have already been working there for many years. For example, there are many of our fellow men and women neighbors and those who live in New York, they call it "PueblaYork", because New York would not be what it is if it were not for the poblanos who are there. Los Angeles, California would not be what it is if it were not for the Mexicans who are there. They migrate out of necessity, and from there they send resources to their families [in Mexico]. [emphasis in original]

La Opinión, the most widely read Spanish-language publication in the US, and the second most-read newspaper in Los Angeles – which generally is not taken to be a particularly lefty paper – carries this report by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera:

The political situation in the United States is in a critical one; the former empire is continuing its sharp decline. This is clearly reflected in the immigration issue and, as an example, the recent events in the city of Los Angeles, which led Donald Trump to decide to deploy 2,000 members of the National Guard in response to protests against the raids operated by ICE [Immigration and Border Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Control] to advance the mass deportations that the current U.S. President has been promising so much. (3)

Both ICE and CBP are part of the federal Department of Homeland Security, the creation of which was a misguided initiative of the Democratic Party during the Republican Presidency of George W. Bush, aka, the Cheney-Bush Administration.

This is clearly reflected in the immigration issue and, for instance, the recent events in the city of Los Angeles, which led Donald Trump to decide to deploy 2,000 members of the National Guard in response to protests against the raids operated by ICE and CBP to advance the mass deportations that the current U.S. President has been promising so much.

Correa-Cabrera gives this plausible characterization, as well:

In effect, this seems to be an unfortunate "spectacle" that puts an increasingly unstable, violent and divided country on display. Trump seems to be opening not one front, opening all kinds of them and confronting multiple actors on a wide variety of issues, leaving his country's society more polarized and more vulnerable than ever.

Yeah, that’s what he’s doing.

Notes:

(1) Breña, Carmen Morán (2025): Sheinbaum responde a Trump: “Con redadas y violencia no se atiende el fenómeno migratorio”. El País (México) 08.06.2025. <https://elpais.com/mexico/2025-06-08/mexico-exige-a-estados-unidos-que-respete-el-derecho-en-sus-redadas-a-inmigrantes.html> (Accessed: 2025-09-06). My translation to English.

(2) Reyes, César (2025): Sheinbaum confirma detención de 35 mexicanos en Los Ángeles: “No es con redadas y violencia como se va a atender el fenómeno migratorio”. La Opinión 09.06.2025. <https://laopinion.com/2025/06/08/sheinbaum-confirma-detencion-de-35-mexicanos-en-los-angeles-no-es-con-redadas-y-violencia-como-se-va-a-atender-el-fenomeno-migratorio/> (Accessed: 2025-09-06). My translation to English.

/(3) Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe (2025): El imperio en declive y su política migratoria. La Opinión 09.06.2025. <https://laopinion.com/2025/06/09/el-imperio-en-declive-y-su-politica-migratoria/> (Accessed: 2025-09-06). My translation to English.