Mexico sent back my mom

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

I just saw another big creator here on KZbin that it happened to. What is going on???

[@ktech2762]

_SFJ Lifestyle_ has a post about being sent back on his community page

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@ yes I saw, so crazy!

[@kuyahkudey3217]

It's the US that is making DR and Mexico demand this extra scrutiny. I'm sorry that you and your mom had this bad experience. They don't like us in LatAM.

[@kellybjudon9372]

Politics

[@kellybjudon9372]

They are responding to the U.S politics

[@Sweetpea2977]

My heart is with you Monique. I can not imagine the emotions you felt when you weren't able to reach or hear from mom. So scary. I'm so glad that she is safe and that you all can now move forward to your new beginning.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@Sweetpea2977 thank you it was traumatic to say the least

[@mekia02]

Staying in Mexico without residency isn't as easy as it use to be in years past. I immigrated to Mx from the US several years ago. Right around the time the MX gov started cracking down on people doing border runs. 180 days is not guaranteed, no matter who might say they been doing border runs for however many years. Those days are done, now that they are computerizing their border crossing/immigration system. Its easier to catch people who been doing that, mainly US and CA retirees. Sorry to hear about your mom.

[@kyieberry]

I remember traveling to Toronto and the authorities were pulling the Jamaicans out of the entry lines left and right. Knowing damned well that the work of the Jamaicans kept that city intact. The nerve. The Jamaicans I met in Canada all had businesses. This world is sick!

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@kyieberry I can’t fathom how we helped build these countries and now we can’t even get in

[@londieb.9362]

Thanks for sharing your story. As you spoke I can see the pain on your face and 😮I’m sorry. It seems like many countries are cracking down on foreigners so we must all be careful while traveling. Most importantly you and your mother still have each other and you both will be just fine.

[@cathyjardim2778]

Oh boy, so sorry to hear of this ordeal your mom went through😢 can't have been easy to be so far away while she was being denied. God has a plan for you, and all of this will bring you to whatever it is ❤

[@nnekakelly]

Hugs Monique

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@nnekakelly thank you 🤗

[@phaonarodriguez288]

I am so sorry that this happened to your mom. I am a Jamaican living in the US and enjoyed watching your videos from Merida. All the best to you.

[@sanciawatson8005]

I think the border situation greatly contributed to it. I heard of someone who was turned back from Mexico as well, but his intention was to go to the U.S.

[@ValarieCrudup-pv1di]

You say you have 4 year Temp Residency after the 4th year doesn’t it roll over to Prrmanent? If so will you be able to to do family unification due to their age and health conditions? Wouldn’t it be worth looking into so that in the case you need to leave Jamaica again that s would be a better option. So sorry for you guys.

[@savoryexposure]

I’m so sorry to hear this! This must’ve been frightening for everyone, especially given that she had to connect back through another country just to get home. I live on the Mexico/US border in San Diego and things have gotten much stricter even for Americans to enter on foot there. In the past many could just show a drivers license and walk through, and Mexicans had a special lane where they could breeze through. Now they’ve required passports from all Americans and even Mexicans have to show legal ID. Americans get turned back around if they don’t have a passport. I’ve been crossing on foot for 8 years or so and have never seen it like that. I look forward to seeing your adventures back in JA

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

Yes, Jamaicans jumping border is the main reason. I'm sorry about what happened & hope y'all heal eventually 🙏🏽 It traumatic bad

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@afiyakemarafa1997 thanks. It was so stressing

[@agl5132]

I lived in Mexico City in 2021. This all started up when mexico finally went digital. They now see who's going in and out of all entries with the new computer system. Also, digital nomads who went into the country, worked and stayed and don't report income. I'm sorry to hear this. I can't even imagine for people who've given up their homes and/or traveling with pets as I do. Many countries now want to see not only a return ticket but also insurance.

[@JP-br5os]

I'm so glad your mom is OK. That's a scary experience. Also, I've traveled to Mexico and I see all the popular videos of Black women promoting moving there. For me, I love being a tourist there but it didn't speak to my spirit as "welcoming" as Jamaica has. (I also think about how it's alllll good when you're smiling and everything is going well, but when there's a challenge/misunderstanding/medical issue/visa issue, it just didn't seem very "friendly" if you get me.) I too, after traveling and doing the digital nomad thing, got tired and accepted that it's OK to like what you LIKE and to be a tourist in other countries. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your Jamaica content.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@JP-br5os yes that’s exactly how I feel now too

[@robertviney8253]

So sorry sis!!

[@tf4677]

Can you do a video on why Jamaicans leave Jamaica? it's such a people place.

[@KBcubedP3]

A people place? No, the Jamaican government does care about its people. - And I'm saying this as a Jamaican - It's not like what they showed in the old travel brochures or Instagram. Jamaica is a poor country full of poor people that are LITERALLY trapped as foreign investors buy up all of the property along the coast. They charge guests hundreds and thousands of dollars but can pay the workers $35 USD per MONTH and charge locals $80 per DAY per person to visit. The country is over run with violence and corruption and infrastructure is crumbling or non-existent in some parts.

[@tf4677]

@KBcubedP3 🥹🥹I had no clue. I meant to say a beautiful place. Thank you for the truth. I lived around Jamaicans all my life in Brooklyn, NY, and they only speak of how great Jamaica is, and quick to say how terrible America is. And I always had that question in my mind. Melanated people have been oppressed everywhere on different levels.

[@tianickolemua2355]

I'm sorry to hear this Monique! I pray that your mom can get through this traumatic experience. I was looking forward to meeting you again but I understand the distaste you have now from this event. I'm wishing you both well on your journeys. God bless 🙏

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@tianickolemua2355 thank you yeah I had to get outta there

[@Br33zeKooL]

Mexico of all places denying entry is absolutely wild. Do they not know what they are known for?

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@Br33zeKooL that part

[@ChildOfGod028]

They wanna hog the border for themselves lol

[@fermannermaner3385]

mexico is a third world narco state

[@YogaBlissDance]

I'm so sorry!

[@LetsDoThis70]

Thanks for sharing your Mom's story. I will check out her story on her channel as well. God bless you and your family. 🙏🏾💜

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@LetsDoThis70 thank you 🙏🏾

[@tannarreid5107]

i am so sorry to hear what happen to your mom i hope she is ok ❤❤❤.

[@tanijoy]

I'm so sorry. I'm a crybaby and I would have cried for days. That sucks.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@tanijoy I bawled my eyes out it was so jarring

[@sheluvskam]

Glad your Mom is safe. I saw her video. It was difficult to watch. So sorry she was treated that way. Best wishes to you and your family. Make sure you make some videos telling us where we should visit in beautiful Jamaica!

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@sheluvskam I will! Thank you

[@snteag]

I'm sorry your mom was put through that ordeal. I'm glad she was able to the "glass half full" spin on the ordeal.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@snteag yes she’s a resilient woman 🙌🏾

[@progress2success317]

Traveling from any predominantly black country to any nonblack country that’s how it is. But if you travel with your JA passport to some African country they roll out the red carpet, just saying.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@progress2success317 I’ve heard that about Ghana. I need to go

[@progress2success317]

@ Also so sorry that happened to you and your mom, thanks for sharing. The whole immigration system across the globe is becoming aggressive

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@ yes it makes me so anxious to travel. Ugh

[@irishouston4103]

Thanks for sharing this most important information.

[@goguled]

I use to literally just walk into Mexico through a gate with no one on the other side other than taxis to take me wherever I wanted to go. How Mexico has changed. I lived in San Diego and crossed the TJ border 15 years ago.

[@KontrolledKaoz]

Im sorry for what happened to your mother. This unfortunately the new norm for travelers seeking to travel abroad. This not only Mexico but every country that has some form of immigration crisis . This has nothing to do whether you from Jamaica or not, rather the new government is trying to limit or hold back on visitors preventing any future backlash. Every country has a right to govern its country in the best interest of its citizens. Mexico has been a haven lately for foreigners and at some point has to put a stop to it. You have Haitians, Venezuelans and more groups living in tents in many places while locals have to take the tab for things getting more expensive. This is an issue and at some point we have to draw the line. Mexico as i alluded before has to look out for its citizens and this is something to take mention for. We can all blame this that and the third but at the end of the day we are visitors and have to respect its laws independently how we feel or think. Best wishes for you and your family.

[@TKay2778]

I saw her video

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

yeah

[@fjohn8985]

All goes to show that all that _tourism money_ isn't trickling down to the average Jamaican for them to now be flagged as economic migrants looking to exit to the USA via Mexico. Trinidadians, Bahamians, Bajans don't suffer such. Africans travelling to the Caribbean on African passports also don't have it easy due to being flagged by default as persons with aims of reaching the USA via a third country.

[@sherisays9602]

I watched your mom's video which was recommended to me maybe because I was posting my digital nomad videos in Playa del Carmen, Cancun and Puerto Morelos. I was curious to get the full story as I need to be ahead of the curve when booking my Jamaican clients' trips. KZbin just recommended your video and I can tell that the analysis don't lie as I could not believe that this was the daughter of the lady I had watched before. Its ruff travelling as a Jamaican and having to defend your intentions every step of the way. That's why I painstakingly dot all the i s and cross all the t s for every one who entrusts their trips to our agency. I have much to say but I will leave it there for now.

[@thepassportlife]

I thought about you and her last week. I hope both of you are okay. God bless.

[@marcus22771]

Why not try the Dominican Republic? The cost of living there is just as cheap as Mexico. Travelling on any passport that is not US or European you will be treated with some form of suspicion. It's just how the world is.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@marcus22771 I’ve been to the DR and it was cool and all but I’m gonna head back home. Love my Jamaica.

[@DJKISSchitown]

I keep wondering why so many of us try and find solace in places not 'meant' for us. Mexico specifically based on how they tend to treat us.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@DJKISSchitown where is meant for us?

[@ClydeDavis-p3z]

I hope you not saying that living in Chicago 😅

[@prettybrwneyez7757]

@@ClydeDavis-p3zokkk 😂

[@fermannermaner3385]

yeah mexico is very anti black just like latin america

[@Br33zeKooL]

You should start a travel group, where we can throw our money monthly towards the trip 6 or more months ahead.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@Br33zeKooL oh that would be cool

[@ellec2935]

This is in preparation for them getting ready to have to deal with the Trump administration. They know what is getting ready to happen in the US. It isn't that they haven't already been dealing with things at the US Mexico border. But it is going to get much worse. They know and they are prepping. I'm sorry about what happened to your mother. But things are going to get worse and it is going to impact everyone everywhere.

[@Ready4Raw]

I've always told people, of any race, to stay out of Mexico. How many bad things do we always hear about that country and tourists or immigrants? It's a shame I am so sorry that happened to your mother.

[@ClydeDavis-p3z]

You think staying in the United States is better 🤔 Obviously you don’t travel international with that Statement.

[@Ready4Raw]

@@ClydeDavis-p3z Did you hear me say that? You are doing a horrible job at trying to be psychic.

[@fermannermaner3385]

why any jamaucan would like to travel to or live in mexic? mexico is a third world narco state

[@Chanettes_Unique]

That's so sad that happened to your mom 😢. They wasn't doing all that till Trump one. Because my 2 cus went to Mexico 2 months ago without no invite.

[@Chanettes_Unique]

Jamaica youtubers grow faster, so I'm confident your channel will kick off when you're back home ❤

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@Chanettes_Unique I hope so! Thank you ☺️

[@kaceymarie88]

I’m really sorry about what happened to your mom. Regardless of what the issues were, there was no reason to not treat her like a person. It seems like targeting Jamaicans traveling to Mexico is a thing. Last year I landed in Mexico City and was almost denied entry as well even though I had my return ticket & could show where I’d be staying the entire time I was there. Just like you mentioned with your initial experience, the immigration officer called someone else & they were going back & forth & all the foolishness & it wasn't until he realized that I understood a bit of Spanish (& after lots of praying) that he suddenly got nicer & let me through. While I was there waiting I even heard them refer to someone else who was in another line with a Jamaican passport. Traveling as a Jamaican with a Jamaican passport & no US visa can get really ridiculous and it shouldn't be but like you said the good is suffering for the bad. I probably should make a video because I traveled to 3 countries last year, spending roughly a month in each & Colombia was the only place that was largely smooth to get in & out of. This video really struck a chord with me & I just had to leave my 2 cents. I pray for God’s grace, guidance, & protection as you take your next steps & navigate this new season of your life. ❤

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@kaceymarie88 im so sorry that happened to you too! It really truly sucks as a Jamaican traveling on a Jamaican passport ugh

[@kaceymarie88]

@@MoTheTravelingJamaican It does suck & I didn't realize how much it did until I experienced it & it just made me so sad.

[@jomohodge2959]

Sorry to hear that''i'm coming merida in January..hope it will be well

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@jomohodge2959 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@RosemaryBlackwell]

Just because they don’t always scrutinize you every time doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared for that.. Knowing that your mom doesn’t have proper return ticket and hotel booked…you did not prepare well. You should have booked her a hotel or invitation letter and a return ticket before she even got on the plane.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@RosemaryBlackwell a hotel for what? Lol watch the video again. And why would a mom need an invite letter to go see her daughter.

[@Staronqueen]

Your comment/advice is relevant to any one who is seeking to enter/visit a country of which they are not a citizen or a permanent resident. Be prepared with information as to where your going to stay, have a return ticket to show that you are not coming to stay indefinitely, make sure you have the necessary financial means to support yourself for the duration of the trip. If not staying in a hotel, an invitation letter is to proved that your meals and accommodation will be provided for by your relatives. The oversight outlined in this video has been happening since I was a teenager 50+ years ago when I moved to live in my now adopted country; and later worked as an immigration officer at the port of entry. Be prepared for every possible situation.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@ the advice is definitely relevant but an invite letter for someone who’s been here on multiple occasions threw me for a loop. Traveling to these countries suck.

[@FairyTooth-jf4ol]

Because her daughter doesn't have permanent residency, or citizenship in Mexico. Why didn't you tried doing tha in the United States? Didn't you said you have an American visa? I am a Jamaican by birth, and someone stole my Jamaican passport, and I had to travel on my American passport, and they refuse to give me mire the 3 months. I agrued that I was born in Halfway Tree, they didn't care. How are you going have your mother live with you in a foreign country without her own visa. Did you present bank statement to support your mother to the Mexican authorities? I am an American citizen that have moved to Mexico. I had to show the Mexican authorities in Chicago 12 months bank statement of over $300,000. Not pesos. I applied for permanent residency in my own country The United States. Mexico is not a 3rd country like your country. Mexico has about 32 states and over 135 million people in it. Jamaica has 2.8 million people. People are tired of you people. Majority of you people are criminals. Trying to cross the border into the United States is a criminal act. I am glad Trump won, and is going to get rid of you people. Why do you people have such contenpt for your own country. I am glad is threatening you with violence and prison , and still morons are still going there. Where is your dignity, your self respect, and your pride? The silly god that you generally consult with, why can't it "bless" your country. Why do you have to go to someone else's country to find your "blessing "? I live in Mexico, and even though Mexico is a big country, and the odds are small of running into one of you, I can't take that chance. FURTHER MORE,, Mexico has teamed up with the United States to prevent Jamaican from coming to Mexico. So, tell them, to stay in their criminal hile, and leave Mexico alone. Mexican immigration treats me like a queens, because I have that blue passport. In 2022 I returned to Jamaica after decades to like, the robbed me if my bracelet a day after I arrived. Even though I signed a leased fir a year, I break the least and left.🙄

[@FairyTooth-jf4ol]

​@@StaronqueenWell said, thank you. These people have this sense of entitlement. They don't dare try that with the United States.

[@meribefree]

It sounds like a difficult experience, just know it's a temporary setback. Are you sure deciding to leave Mexico while emotions are high is a good decision? In life, we often face disruption of our plans right after we set out on them. This too might pass by in a little time and another try to get your Mom over.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@meribefree I’d been wanting to leave anyway this was just the final push

[@bernstin6846]

Wow, I’m so very sorry. Why did they take your mom’s phone?

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@bernstin6846 I don’t know

[@guillermogouldburn763]

They do it to people from predominantely Black countries, especially non-Spanish speaking.

[@ThirdActDiaries]

The Yarbros had a video a while back about traveling on a bus between cities in Mexico and the bus was stopped by the police who came onboard, walked the length of the bus, then stopped at their seats and demanded their papers. They were the only black people on the bus and the only ones who were required to show documentation. In the same video they talked about another instance where they were singled out and harassed by authorities. They believed it was because the police were searching for Haitians. So much for Mexico being a great place to expat for black people (regardless of country of origin). No place is safe.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@ThirdActDiaries no place is safe. And that’s sad.

[@fermannermaner3385]

mexico and latin america is generlly ant i black

[@tiffanievendryes]

Monique mi love yu more after watching this video. I could feel your pain. I got teary listening to your story. I just did a livestream with Picky Girl Travels and she was saying the same thing. That the US is using Mexico to limit migration through the southern border. I wonder what Mexico is getting out of it? I can’t wait for our livestream.

[@hello4honey]

Be happy! The last time I was in Cancun, they robbed me

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@hello4honey whoa

[@lisag31]

Yep. I almost got raped. And I was on a resort. I'll never go back.

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@ omggggg

[@bernstin6846]

@@lisag31🙏🏽

[@reginayfavors]

Be glad. It's dangerous to travel right now.

[@Isis31]

Whey di 🤬🤬‼️

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@Isis31 my first thought!

[@stephfrancis7109]

Right now. we all have to bloom where we are planted. It's not a time for travelling to here there and everywhere. The world is getting weird, and people are being nomads indeed because of natural disasters, wars and rumors of wars, and countries are cracking down on the number of immigrants coming into their countries due to the strain on limited and shrinking financial resources that country has to sustain its own citizens. It's happening all over Europe as well. Wishing you all the best Monique. This too shall pass. It's good that you came out to shar your experience, and to warn people of what's going on...i.e. forget about going to Mexico if you are trying to get into the United States. This situation with immigrants coming to the US has come to a full stop. Actually the Biden Administration had been turning back people at the border and had already deported 1.1 million illegal immigrants from 2021 thru February 2024, and by June 2024 they were on target to deport 1.5 million people, and the number is way more by now. These deportations are in addition to the 3 million people they returned at the border. If you do some research you will find these numbers.

[@prettybrwneyez7757]

😂😂😂😂then you stay in your house and live in fear

[@Winlose-i2i]

They got real strick because a lot of Jamaican and other countries are now going to Mexico to get to the USA. So the good always suffer for the bad😎🇯🇲🙏🏿

[@jamaicangypsygranny]

All I good all is well God is charge

[@MoTheTravelingJamaican]

@@jamaicangypsygranny amen momma

[@FairyTooth-jf4ol]

Yeah, right!