Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and consulates if they think they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration officials.

Summary

Mexico is testing a cellphone app that allows migrants to alert relatives and Mexican consulates if they believe they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration authorities.

The “panic button” app, announced by Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente, aims to address fears of mass deportations under Donald Trump.

Alerts notify chosen contacts and the nearest consulate, while Mexico has increased consular staff and legal aid for deportation cases.

Full app rollout is expected in January, alongside a 24/7 migrant support call center.

  • @[email protected]English
    19•6 days ago

    Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship is to conflate undocumented immigration with invasion. True foreign invaders are not “subject to the laws of the United States”, which is the criteria the 14th amendment requires to secure birthright citizenship.

    Under this theory, Trump can trace back the lineage of every “US Citizen of Mexican ancestry” and, upon finding an unnaturalized ancester, void the citizenship of every subsequent generation.

    Further, by declaring them invaders, Trump can employ the military against them. Anyone who supports “invaders” gives “aid and comfort to the enemy”, making them guilty of treason. Trump now has a wedge to drive reasonable people away from opposing his anti-immigration tactics.

    Our main hopes for preventing this travesty ultimately lie with the nine members of the Supreme Court, of whom Trump previously appointed three. Since “[he got] to pick [his] judges, nothing you can do, folks.”

    • @captainlezbianEnglish
      8•6 days ago

      That sounds like a lot of work that I’m sure they’ll pretend to be getting around to eventually

    • @InucuneEnglish
      8•6 days ago

      This isn’t just limited to people of Mexican ancestry. If you (or anyone else) can fill in the following blank, you can be targeted under the same process: “My family has _______ heritage.”

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedEnglish
      3•6 days ago

      I mean, as vile as the supreme court is, lifetime appointments means they aren’t under trump’s influence anymore.

      We had a supreme court in the 1890s (read this carefully, the 1890s, not 1980s) that was very disgusting and upheld racial segregation, but that same court also upheld birthright citizenship (Wong Kim Ark vs United States). So we never know what would happen.

      Is this court gonna become even more backwards than a 1890s court? Idk 🤷‍♂️

      Only time will tell.

      • @humorlessrepostEnglish
        3•6 days ago

        lifetime appointments means they aren’t under trump’s influence anymore.

        Assuming no blackmail.

        • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedEnglish
          1•6 days ago

          Blackmail what? Embarassing nudes? Evidence of illegal acts?

          I don’t think they care.

          They are not getting impeached and any impeachment would never get the 2/3 in the senate for conviction anyways. They have no elections to worry about. They’re here to stay.