Cancún DIF Shelters Repatriated Families From US

Cancún, Quintana Roo — The DIF family services agency in Benito Juárez municipality has provided temporary shelter to between 32 and 40 adolescents and families repatriated from the United States as part of its coordination with the federal “México te Abraza” program, the agency’s director said.

Marisol Sendo Rodríguez said the cases reaching the municipality are referred directly by the National Migration Institute (INM) and involve mostly children, adolescents or family units that need a safe place to stay while they arrange their return to their home communities.

Short stays and round-the-clock care

Sendo Rodríguez said stays at the shelter are usually brief, ranging from one or two days to as long as a month, though most people leave sooner with help from relatives. She said the flow of arrivals is small and that some flights bring only one or two cases.

The Casa de Asistencia Temporal para Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Migrantes, a temporary shelter for migrant children and adolescents, currently houses 23 people against a capacity of 50. The facility provides care around the clock, and maintenance and infrastructure upgrades are planned for 2027.