2023-09-17 01:25:42
The Mexican Commission for Aid to Refugees (COMAR) announced that currently in Tapachula, Mexico, there are already more Cuban migrants than Haitians.
A fact that until several weeks ago seemed impossible to record. Let us keep in mind that there are thousands of Haitians with a prolonged stay in that area of the state of Chiapas. Their objective is none other than to continue traveling towards the United States.
One of the many Cubans who are stranded in Tapachula is Yumara. She commented to the site 14ymedio that “no one wants to stay in Mexico.” The young woman has been in said Aztec region for exactly a month and is waiting for complementary protection from COMAR.
This “express authorization” means that you will be able to stay there until you get an appointment through the CBP One application. Only then will you be able to appear for a political asylum interview in the United States.
At the end of this week, David Pérez Tejada Padilla, in charge of the Immigration offices in Baja California, said that appointments would increase very soon.
However, so far this prediction has not come true. The truth is that hundreds of irregular migrants arrive every day from various countries and continents seeking to access the United States via CBP One.
Migrant numbers would record records
The immigration authorities of Mexico estimate that by the end of the current year 2023 the number of migrants arriving in its territory will exceed previous figures.
COMAR affirms that the mobility of immigrants is exceeding the figures for 2021. “It had never been around 100 thousand at the end of August, so it is estimated that at the end of the year it will exceed 150 thousand.”
Meanwhile, the coordinator of the AC Human Dignification Center, Luis García Villagrán, warned regarding the arrival of at least 200 thousand more migrants. Most of them are in various regions of Central America; Migrants from Cuba and Venezuela stand out.
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