Mexican Migration to USA: 2009-Current by

January 2013: The Beginning of President Obama's Second Term in Office

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The Democratic candidate Barack Obama begins his second term as president after his win over Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

January 2009: Barack Obama becomes president of the United States of America

mjm655 — 2025-05-24 15:39:30 UTC

Barack Obama becomes the first ever African American president in the history of the United States.

June 2012: The start of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 14:11:38 UTC

The Obama Administration creates the policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals which helps young people who are undocumented immigrants that grew up in America to postpone deportation by being allowed to work. They can re-apply every two years but need to stay within proper legal status and on course with getting an official citizenship. This policy wasn't just created for Mexican immigrants but the majority of recipients were from Mexico.

End of 2012: "Deporter in Chief"

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Record breaking high of deportations, with 438,421 "unauthorized immigrants" - Which gave Obama the nickname "deporter in chief."

November 2014: The creation of DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability)

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 15:53:27 UTC

Similar to DACA, DAPA is for parents who have children who are U.S. citizens. This policy allowed for undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation and have a 3 year work permit. For them to be qualified for DAPA, they must meet specific requirements. Such as, being in America at the time of their application, cannot be convicted of breaking any law, and they must pay all of their taxes. This was extremely vital for Mexican immigrants who had legally had children who are natural born citizens and continue to stay with them. Also, to allow parents to work despite their status. Much like DACA, this policy was mainly utilized by Mexican immigrants who wanted to keep their family together.

January 2017: Donald Trump becomes president of the United States

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 16:31:46 UTC

During the entirety of Trump's campaign, he quickly became known for his demands of deporting specifically Mexican immigrants. He also ran off the idea that he was going to "build a wall" across the border of Mexico and America, while making Mexico pay for it rather than American taxpayers. His campaign and election perpetuated a significant amount of hate toward Mexican immigrants and even Mexican American citizens.

April 2018: Zero Tolerance Policy

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 18:02:41 UTC

This policy enacted by the Trump Administration to target Mexican asylum seekers who illegally cross the border from Mexico into the United States. This policy made it so that migrants who didn't undergo the proper "inspection" before crossing the border be detained. Due to this, many of the detained migrants were separated from their families and children.

December 2018: Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico Policy)

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 18:31:07 UTC

These new protocols called for Mexican migrants who were seeking asylum to stay in Mexico during their immigration process. In spite of the various human rights violations and lawsuits the protocols continued.

March 2020: COVID-19

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 20:24:08 UTC

Due to the pandemic, President Trump ceased the Migrant Protection Protocols and began deporting many Mexican migrants. The Trump administration illegally removed migrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and other countries under "Title 42."

January 2021: Joe Biden becomes President

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 20:26:07 UTC

Despite having to campaign during a global pandemic, Joe Biden (once Vice President to Barack Obama) becomes the President.

February 2021: The start of the Biden Administration

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 20:56:26 UTC

Biden began his presidential term with dismantling many of the Trump Administration Immigration policies. Many of the policies used to control Mexican migration. He fully scrapped the Migrant Protection Protocols but kept the Title 42 instated due to Covid-19 still being a prevalent issue. President Biden also worked to bring DACA back to full force. Also, the Mexican migrant family separation due to the "Zero Tolerance Policy," Biden worked to reconnect these family members.

2023: Developing the CBP One App

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 23:06:30 UTC

CBP One app was created to help migrants and asylum seekers to book appointments through this app to better organize and fluctuate the number of people entering the U.S. from the border. It also allowed many Mexican migrants legal protection during their process.

January 2025: Donald Trump becomes President again

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 23:17:46 UTC

Donald Trump enters the Oval Office once again with a similar campaign as the last. A campaign that pushes for mass deportations of Mexican immigrants and extreme measures to make it exponentially hard for Mexicans to secure and gain citizenship.

Currently: The First Few Months of the Second Trump Administration

mjm655 — 2025-05-25 23:41:54 UTC

Trump's first few official acts as President began with executing these mass deportations that he campaigned on. He also immediately shutdown the CBP One App and canceled the appointments for migrants in Mexico leaving people stranded and confused. Re-established the "Remain in Mexico" Policy once again leaving migrants in Mexico unsure if they will be able to ever enter. Most famously the Trump administration has been discussing the idea of removing the 14th Amendment which is the right to American citizenship by birthright.