Tulum, Quintana Roo — Planes carrying Mexicans deported from the United States have been landing at Tulum International Airport every Friday for months, according to Cristina Torres Gómez, the state government secretary.
Speaking at a press conference held by the state’s security cabinet, Torres Gómez said the repatriation program is coordinated by Mexico’s federal Interior Ministry together with the Mexican Army (SEDENA) and health authorities, who screen everyone who arrives. Each person also receives a card from the Welfare Ministry, she said.
The Quintana Roo state government plays a supporting role, helping the returnees travel back to their home communities.
Last Friday, three planes landed carrying 393 people, Torres Gómez said. None of them were from Quintana Roo, so all continued on to other states to rejoin their families.
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