Can a illegal Mexican get a passport from the Mexican consulate in the us?

Answer 1

Actually an illegal Mexican can get a passport from the Mexican Consulate regardless of their legal status. All they need is to show proof of their Mexican citizenship(e.g. birth certificate. The people working at the consulate also Mexican diplomats and they will not question their legal status in the US, therefore they will NOT report anyone to any American authority. When someone is the consulate of their country of citizenship they are protected by their countries laws . For example, a citizen in Los Angeles consulate is protected under Mexican law, you can say that you are in Mexico when you are in a Mexican consulate or embassy.

Actually, while pretty much all of the above is correct, the answer confuses Consulate and Embassy. The Embassy of a country (and, there is only ONE inside any other country) is considered "native" soil, and thus, a sovereign part of that nation. So, the Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. is considered part of Mexico, and all Mexican laws (and NO U.S. laws) apply when you are on its grounds. However, this is NOT TRUE for Consulate Offices (which are usually found in most major cities). They are merely business offices, though they would be staffed by (at least one) officially-recognized Mexican diplomats. As such, they have no special status, and are legally part of the U.S., not Mexico. Thus, a U.S. police officer can arrest someone inside a Mexican Consulate.

Answer 2

No.

On presenting their passport, the Immigration authorities will detain them and deport them. They will not be allowed to return.

Well.... If they are already in the United States illegally, and are a Mexican citizen (as the Mexican Passport would indicate), then taking a flight from the US to Mexico is no problem. No one would check their US immigration status when departing, and, as a holder of a valid Mexican passport, they would be fine to enter Mexico.

Now, on the return leg (even if it was the same round-trip ticket), they would have to pass through US immigration, and, without a valid visa, they would be held and deported.

That is, the US Immigration services aren't going to stop someone from leaving the country, even if they were here illegally. They're concerned with people entering the country (or, who have been caught via other means already inside the U.S.)

Answer 3

Within? Yes. From outside? You also need a visa, issued by the US government on the US Embassy in Mexico.

Answer 4

Yes, but if you do not have a visa for the country you are traveling to or from, you could be taken into custody if a visa is required.

Answer 5

Yes, as long as it is valid for travel.