{"id":8429,"date":"2018-01-23T15:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/quien-es-una-persona-refugiada\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:10:54","slug":"who-is-a-refugee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/who-is-a-refugee\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is a refugee?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A refugee is someone who <strong>had to leave their country<\/strong> because they were in danger. This may be because of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>War<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Violence<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Persecution<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#fdf799\">\u26a0\ufe0f If you are afraid to return to your country because your life is in danger, you may be a refugee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong><strong>Under Mexican law, you are a refugee if:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You are <strong>afraid of being persecuted<\/strong> because of your race, religion, nationality, gender, political opinions, or membership in a particular social group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are <strong>outside your country<\/strong> and do not have the protection of your government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your life, safety, or freedom are at risk because of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Widespread violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armed conflict<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serious human rights violations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Situations that seriously disrupt public order<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Examples of risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Extortion, threats, physical assault, or sexual violence<\/strong> by gangs or armed groups:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Because you refuse to cooperate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because you refuse or are unable to pay extortion money (\u201cderecho de piso\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because you refuse to become the partner of someone in the group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because you witnessed a crime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D<\/strong><strong>Discrimination or attacks<\/strong> because of your religion, political opinions, nationality, or ethnicity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physical or sexual violence<\/strong> because of your gender identity or sexual orientation (LGBTIQ people).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domestic violence<\/strong> (by a partner, former partner, or family members).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Being forced from your home, land, or property<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Being forced into prostitution or marriage against your will<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Armed conflict or serious violence in your community<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Who can help you in Mexico?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>COMAR<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/where-to-seek-help\/contacta-a-la-comar\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1687\">Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance<\/a> (processes applications for refugee status).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UNHCR<\/strong>: If you are a refugee, think you may be one, or need information, <strong>contact UNHCR from anywhere in Mexico<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcde&nbsp;<strong><strong>Toll-free numbers:<\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+528002268769\">800 226 8769<\/a>&nbsp;o al&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+528002832718\">800 283 2718<\/a>&nbsp;<em>(If calling from outside Mexico, dial +52 first)<\/em><br>\ud83d\udcf1&nbsp;<strong>WhatsApp:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/+525570055950\">+52 55 7005 5950<\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/+525525352950\">+52 55 2535 2950<\/a><br>\ud83d\udce7&nbsp;<strong>Email:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mexmeatencion@unhcr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"mailto:mexmeatencion@unhcr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mexmeatencion@unhcr.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also find us on Facebook as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConfiaEnElJaguar\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ConfiaEnElJaguar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Conf\u00edaEnElJaguar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A refugee is someone who had to leave their country because they were in danger. This may be because of: \u26a0\ufe0f If you are afraid to return to your country because your life is in danger, you may be a refugee. \u2705 Under Mexican law, you are a refugee if: \u26a0\ufe0f Examples of risks: \u2139\ufe0f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8429","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8429"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8438,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8429\/revisions\/8438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/mexico\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}