April 11th, 2016, 10:18 am
mexico deporting black mexicansQuoteClemente Jesus Lopez, who runs the government office in charge of Afro-Mexicans in Oaxaca state, recalls two separate cases, both involving women."One was deported to Honduras and the other to Haiti because the police insisted that in Mexico there are no black people. Despite having Mexican ID, they were deported."With the help of the Mexican consulates they were able to return but were offered no apology or compensation, Lopez says.