YUMA (AZFamily) — Mexican migrants living in the U.S. now have a way to alert their families if they’ve been detained or deported.
A new mobile app, ConsulApp Contigo, has been launched by the Mexican government.
ConsulApp Contigo translates to “consulate with you.” It’s still being fine-tuned, but it can now be downloaded on Android and iPhones.
Head of the Mexican consulate in Phoenix, Jorge Mendoza Yescas, explained that if a migrant encounters an immigration officer, the app has a panic button that streamlines communication.
The panic button will send emergency alerts to contacts such as relatives, lawyers and officials at the nearest consulate.
Yescas said all 53 Mexican consulates in the United States are ready to assist migrants by providing resources, including access to a 24-hour call center and connections to legal assistance.
Mexico estimates over 4 million Mexican nationals are living in the United States without legal status.
Yescas is urging migrant communities to remain calm. He confirmed that no ICE raids have been carried out in Arizona yet.
“I want to tell our communities in Arizona , no ICE raids have been conducted. I spoke to the ICE director of Arizona this morning. He said there were no raids being planned in Arizona as of yet. Don’t go into panic and don’t take for word what you are reading on Facebook and on social media,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said there’s a group of about 250,000 Mexicans without legal status in the U.S. that have been given deportation orders due to their criminal record.
“This can be anything from domestic violence, to a DUI, anything that could possibly be on their record, that group is the one that would be priority for deportations,” he said.
Yescas said the consulate would issue advisories and inform the public about any raids through its website.
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