Translated by Jesús Ronquillo / Circuito Frontera
Hundreds of migrants, some aboard the train and others walking, were captured heading towards Ciudad Juarez along the highway, there were even some who requested support from motorists passing through the area.
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It was reported that this situation was triggered after the train in which they were traveling stopped, causing some migrants to get off and continue their journey on foot, while others remain on board the train, still waiting to reach this border city.
Also, this Wednesday, 150 migrants who were refugees in Ciudad Jimenez left on their way to Ciudad Juarez, with the purpose of entering the United States, said the mayor of that municipality, Marcos Chavez.
He said that these are migrants coming mostly from Venezuela, Guatemala, Haiti, Colombia and Ecuador, who have been walking and traveling by train for about 2 months since they left their place of origin.
During the night of Wednesday, about 100 migrants who were formed in the area of the border, at the height of Gate 36, were removed by elements of the National Guard to Mexico.
The migrants were returned by the Rio Bravo, however, they chose to stay on the shore and set fire with branches and garbage that was in the place to warm up and face the cold of the night.
It is worth noting that between December 18 and 22, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations closed operations at the Eagle Pass and El Paso railroad crossings, as a measure to prevent the massive arrival of migrants through this route.
On social networks, some drivers on the highway reported the need to reduce speed due to the presence of migrants on the move.
Meanwhile, the municipal president, Cruz Perez Cuellar, announced in recent days that there are spaces available in all the shelters in the city to receive migrants, since there had been a decrease in the flow of people on the move.
However, he commented that some migrants, despite arriving in Ciudad Juarez, have opted not to use the shelters and go directly to the border with the neighboring city of El Paso, where for weeks there have been camps.
This situation persists despite the fact that most of the migrants are returned to their places of origin, since they are deported under Title 8 of the U.S. Immigration Law, after the Title 42 measure was cancelled last May.
Also, just a few days ago, Municipal Police personnel reported that they intensified operations, in coordination with agents of the National Migration Institute (INM) in the area of the boardwalk, in order to remove migrants from the area and prevent them from continuing to camp.
