Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and consulates if they think they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration officials.

Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official said Friday.

The move is in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to carry out mass deportations after he takes office on Jan. 20.

  • magnetosphere@fedia.io
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    9 days ago

    It should be a source of national shame for America that this is a reasonable precaution… but I’m glad it exists. Mexico is making a smart move.