New Border Wall Construction in Ciudad Juárez Sparks Migrant Discouragement: Latest Updates

2023-10-11 20:20:28

In the city, bordering the American city of El Paso, the work announced last week by the Joe Biden Administration began

United States workers began reinforcing the border wall in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez, where migrants who have arrived in the latest record wave say they are discouraged and fearful of the measure.

In the city, bordering the US city of El Paso, Texas, the work announced last week by the Joe Biden Administration began to further elevate the structure built by the Government of Donald Trump (2017-2021), something that had rejected by the current US president

Images from EFE documented the works to reinforce the wall near the center of Ciudad Juárez, with new sections of the barrier where there was none before and right in the place where a migrant camp from Venezuela was set up months ago.

Human rights defenders recognized that the migration crisis has grown so much that the United States will continue to do everything to protect itself, while migrants seeking to cross the border expressed their discouragement and resignation to waiting for an appointment with US authorities through the “CBP One” application.

“Extending the wall is something that will continue to happen over time because migration continues to increase, you see the news, people are coming from Central America, there is a large caravan approaching this border, reinforcing the wall is something that sooner or later was going to happen.” to happen,” said Pastor Juan Fierro García.

The director of the “The Good Samaritan” shelter said that the migrant influx has been growing and this can transform into an aggressive situation at the border.

“Somehow they have to protect the interests of the country and the citizens of the United States. This situation is increasing and every day we see a wave of migratory waves coming north to cross,” said the activist.

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