T he border port of San Ysidro in the city of Tijuana, in the state of Baja California, on the border with the United States, has become a refugee camp for Russians, Ukrainians and even some Belarusians.
Migrants have arrived in Mexico since February 24, fleeing the invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine. However, as with migrants from Central America, the authorities of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have denied them entry for asylum applications, especially those from Russia and Belarus, on the grounds of Title 42 that for reasons of public health allows asylum - seekers to be expelled or simply not allowed to enter United States soil.
During a tour carried out this Wednesday by the EFE agency, a group of approximately 20 people were observed, including half minors, who were prostrate in a kind of camp with their belongings on the floor, waiting to know if they could enter the United States.
According to neighbors' reports, most people have at least 24 hours in the place.
A migrant, who identified himself as Antonio in order to preserve his identity, said that he arrived in Tijuana two days ago, the same ones he has been in the camp after leaving his native St. Petersburg.
He also regretted that they are being prevented from applying for asylum in the US because he says he is a “politically persecuted”, because he fled because of the pressures that the government of Vladimir Putin is exerting on the population, forcing them not to issue any political comments or positions on the war.
The migrant, who left Russia together with his wife, acknowledged that “it is very dangerous to be there (in his country)” because he participated in the protests and demonstrations against the war and received warnings that the local police were looking for him, so he decided to face the federal censorship and repression that has been given in your country.
The delegate of the Mexican Government in the state of Baja California, Alejandro Ruiz Uribe, reported that in the case of Ukrainians “the humanitarian asylum process is practically a direct pass to the United States”; however, he confirmed that the situation of the Russians is very different, since they “are being denied the entry”.
Regarding this problem, the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila, pointed out that her government is open “to receiving those who have been fleeing the war, particularly families who come from Russia and Ukraine”, who have been offered shelters in the city of Tijuana.
He stressed that few people have required these spaces because they come with their own resources and have chosen to stay in hotels and those who have not managed to cross into the United States were extended the invitation to go to the hostels.
According to figures from the Mexican government, in the last three weeks, approximately 310 people have arrived in Tijuana from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, most of them by air and land from the cities of Cancun and Mexico City.
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