Militarization of migration policy in Mexico (2018-2025)
Author
Figueroa, Clive Daniel
Term
4. semester
Education
Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-05-27
Pages
36
Abstract
Treating migration as a security problem—often called the securitization of migration—has become a global trend. Governments use the language of national security and border control to justify tighter migration policies. In Mexico, this has coincided with a broader militarization of public security. This thesis examines policy changes from 2018 to 2025 that expand the role of military and security forces in migration control. It focuses on the deployment of the National Guard (Guardia Nacional), the Army (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional), and the Navy (Secretaría de Marina) to border regions and along migrant transit routes, as well as their presence in key positions within the National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migración). The study explores what this shift means for migrants’ human rights, institutional governance, and Mexico’s international relations.
At behandle migration som et sikkerhedsproblem—ofte kaldet securitisering af migration—er blevet en global tendens. Regeringer bruger argumenter om national sikkerhed og grænsekontrol til at legitimere mere restriktive migrationspolitikker. I Mexico hænger dette sammen med en bredere militarisering af den offentlige sikkerhed. Denne afhandling analyserer politikændringer fra 2018 til 2025, der udvider militærets og sikkerhedsstyrkers rolle i migrationskontrol. Den ser især på udsendelsen af Nationalgarden (Guardia Nacional), Hæren (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) og Flåden (Secretaría de Marina) til grænseområder og langs migranters transitruter samt deres tilstedeværelse i nøgleposter i Instituto Nacional de Migración (National Institute of Migration). Undersøgelsen belyser, hvad dette skifte betyder for migranters menneskerettigheder, institutionel styring og Mexicos internationale relationer.
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