A master thesis from Aalborg University
Militarization of migration policy in Mexico (2018-2025)
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Term
4. semester
Education
Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-05-27
Pages
36 pages
Abstract
The securitization of migration is not a unique process to Mexico; it has become part of a global trend in which governments justify restrictive migration under the logic of national security and border control. In this sense, Mexico in the past years has undergone an increasing militarization of its migration policies, a shift that coincides with an increasing militarization of its public security. This thesis analyzes policy changes between 2018-2025, where the Mexican government has expanded the role of military and security forces in migration control, particularly through the deployment of the National Guard (Guardia Nacional) the Army (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) and the Navy (Secretaría de Marina) to border regions, migrant transit routes and at key positions in the National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migración). This study explores its consequences for human rights of migrants, institutional governance, and international relations.
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