Translated by Jesús Ronquillo / Circuito Frontera
This Tuesday about 2,000 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juárez, aboard the train that came from the city of Chihuahua and was stranded in Villa Ahumada.
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In this regard, Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar said that municipal authorities are in permanent coordination with personnel from the National Migration Institute.
While just this Monday, he stated that they are working on the opening of a new shelter that will operate on a provisional basis, which is intended to open on Monday of next week in the southeast area.
Some of the migrants who arrived in the town stated that their only intention is to arrive before U.S. authorities and turn themselves in, with the purpose of requesting political asylum, while others will wait to process an appointment through the CBPOne application, to arrange their migratory situation in a legal manner.
During the afternoon, at least 200 agents of the Municipal Police and the National Migration Institute carried out an operation in the area of the Río Bravo border, at the height of Gate 36.
There, Manuel Alfonso Marín Salazar, head of the National Migration Institute (INM) in Chihuahua, gave statements on the process of entry and transit of migrants in the region.
He explained that it is essential to promote an orderly entry into another country and an equally organized transit when a considerable number of migrants arrive in the area.
In this regard, he mentioned that there are currently spaces available in Ciudad Juárez to efficiently manage this situation.
Agentes de la Policía Municipal en #CiudadJuarez realizan operativo en el bordo del Río Bravo, a la altura de la Puerta 36 en conjunto con personal del @INAMI_mx pic.twitter.com/cwxf7R32h1
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Municipal Police officers in #CiudadJuarez carry out an operation on the Rio Bravo riverbank, at the height of Gate 36 in conjunction with @INAMI_mx personnel.
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Manuel Alfonso Marín Salazar, head of @INAMI_mx in Chihuahua, stated this afternoon that migrants can apply for refuge and be granted permanent residency in Mexico.
Also, any person has the possibility of regularizing his or her migratory situation in México and requesting refuge if he or she so desires, as well as, depending on each case, the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) can make a positive decision and grant permanent residence in Mexico.
The official was questioned about the series of operations that have been carried out in the border area since last weekend, however, most of the migrants have arrived at this border by train, to which Marín Salazar replied that sometimes neither of the two is possible, as they seek to ensure the safety of people in mobility.
