Guadalajara, July 23, 2020 – Border closures and travel restrictions were among the first measures implemented by President Trump to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. This measure restricted travel and some commercial as well as non-essential work activities between Mexico and Canada. At the same time, quite extreme measures were taken on the issue of migration. Express deportations were implemented that allow the North American authorities to expel migrants without

The reflection of the Scalabrinian missionary Father Alfredo Gonçalves, Vice President of the Serviço Pastoral dos Migrantes (SPM) in São Paulo, Brazil São Paulo, July 9, 2020 – The data reveals that the coronavirus pandemic does more damage among different ethnic groups living precariously in foreign countries, particularly affecting undocumented immigrants. Things get worse when these immigrants are victims of the global organized crime network. A recent United Nations report draws attention to the impact