Mexico's tiny refugee agency turns to U.N. amid asylum surge, funding cutshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexicos-tiny-refugee-agency-turns-to-u-n-amid-asylum-surge-funding-cuts-idUSKCN1SS06NQuote
Mexico is on track for 60,000 asylum application this year, double 2018 applications, said Andres Ramirez, the head of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR).
The increase is a result of a surge in people leaving Central America, along with Cuba and countries further afield.
The number of undocumented migrants reaching the U.S. border is the highest in a decade, triggering threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to punish Mexico if it does not do more to stop the flows.
The US got 97,000 just in April.