Concluding Observations on the Combined Sixth and Seventh Reports of Mexico

Asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children 

48. The Committee welcomes the legislative reforms to the Migration Act and the Act on Refugees, Complementary Protection and Political Asylum. The Committee is deeply concerned, however, about the lack of implementation of those acts in the context of the increasing number of asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children in the State party, in particular regarding: 

(a) The lack of alignment between the Migration Act and the General Act on the Rights of Children and Adolescents;

(b) The limited coordination between the consular authorities, the migration authorities and child protection authorities; 

(c) The lack of disaggregated data on asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children; 

(d) The persistent practice of detention of migrant children, including unaccompanied or separated children; 

(e) The lack of capacity to promote and facilitate family reunification; 

(f) The weak application of the best interests determination procedure; 

(g) The lack of protection measures for asylum-seeking children.