The San Ysidro border port in the city of Tijuana has become a refugee camp for Russians, Ukrainians and some Belarusians in the state of Baja California on the border with the United States.
Immigrants arrived in Mexico since February 24 and avoided the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine.However, like immigrants from Central America, the authorities of the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) refused entry to asylum applications, especially immigrants from Russia and Belarus, on the basis of Title 42, which allows asylum for reasons of public health. Job seekers who are deported or simply are not allowed to enter US soil.
On a tour conducted by the EFE agency this Wednesday, a group of about 20 people, including half of minors, was observed, who were waiting to see if they could enter the United States by placing their belongings on the floor and falling down in some kind of camp.
According to reports from neighbors, most people take at least 24 hours.
To preserve his identity, the immigrant who identified himself as Antonio said he had arrived in Tijuana two days ago. It's like he was in the camp after leaving his native St. Petersburg.
He also regretted that asylum applications are being banned in the United States because he said that he is a “politically persecuted” person because he fled because of the pressure that the government of Vladimir Putin exerts on the population. Forced not to announce political opinions or positions. During the war.
The immigrant who left Russia with his wife admitted that “it is very dangerous to be there (in his country)”, because he participated in protests and demonstrations about the war and was warned that the local police were looking for him. So he decided to confront the federalcensorship and oppression given in your country.
Alejandro Ruiz Uribe, a delegation from the Mexican government of Baja California, reported that for Ukrainians, “the humanitarian asylum procedure is practically a direct passage to the United States.” However, he confirmed that the situation with the Russians is very different.They are “being denied entry”.
Regarding this issue, Marina del Pilar Avila, Governor of California, Baja, pointed out that the government is open “to accommodate people who have escaped the war, especially families from Russia and Ukraine.” The city of Tijuana provided refuge.
He stressed that few people asked for this space because he chose to stay in a hotel with his own resources, and that those who did not cross to the United States extended the invitation to go to the hostel.
According to figures from the Mexican government, in the past three weeks, about 310 people have arrived in Tijuana from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, most of them by plane and land from Cancun and Mexico City.
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