Please help us send emergency funds to migrant shelters in desperate need of support to continue serving refugees in Mexico.
Every day, thousands of migrants arrive in Mexico City and other cities across the country, seeking to conclude their asylum processes, start new lives, or rest before continuing their journeys north. Local shelters report they are constantly at capacity and on the verge of collapse, struggling to provide enough food, beds, and medical equipment to meet the demand.
This is the latest chapter in the ongoing and tragic story of migration in the region, which began under the anti-immigrant policies of the Trump administration and has sadly continued under the Biden administration.
Migrant families seeking asylum in Mexico and the U.S. are often left without support and with little clarity on their futures. The majority face the risk of deportation, either to their home countries or back to their first point of entry. Others wait indefinitely at entry points, and only a limited number are granted access to the U.S.
Global Exchange has raised $40,000 to support shelters in Mexico that provide critical assistance to migrants. We hope to match and increase these funds.
We have partnered with established, reputable migrant shelters and legal aid organizations to ensure these funds reach those in need. These frontline organizations will use the donations to buy food, medical supplies, mattresses, pay essential bills, and sustain advocacy efforts.
Casa Tochan (meaning “our home” in Nahuatl) is a nonprofit organization run by civil society, offering shelter, support, and services for migrants and refugees in Mexico City. Casa Tochan has been on the frontline of supporting and accompanying families arriving in large numbers to seek refugee status or pursue the path to the U.S. border. They are consistently overwhelmed with requests for assistance, quickly running out of beds, food, and medical supplies.
CAFEMIN (House for Sheltering, Education, and Empowerment of Migrant and Refugee Women) is a nonprofit based in Mexico City, led by Catholic nuns dedicated to supporting migrant and refugee women. They are constantly receiving women and children in need of safety and support and require assistance to keep up with the demand.
Voces Mesoamericanas is a nonprofit organization in San Cristobal de las Casas, leading emergency efforts to support migrants in Chiapas.
Al Otro Lado provides holistic legal and humanitarian support to underserved refugees, deportees, and other migrants in the U.S. and Tijuana, utilizing a multidisciplinary, client-centered, harm reduction-based approach.
These and other organizations need more support to be able to shelter the growing number of migrants arriving each day. Please donate to our Migrant & Refugee Emergency Fund to help us deliver essential aid.
Thank you for your support.