FILE PHOTO: Haitian migrants line up as they wait for a QR code to register their migratory situation, in Tapachula, in Chiapas state, Mexico December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Torres/File Photo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The number of asylum applications in Mexico nearly doubled in 2021 from two years earlier, the head of the country's commission for refugee assistance said on Monday, with most applications being from Haitian and Honduran migrants.
When compared to 2019, the 131,448 applications mark an increase of 86.84%, according to the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR).
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