Confusion reigns as migrants await to petition U.S. for asylum
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A number of Mexican households hoping to file asylum claims underneath the newly restarted Migrant Safety Protocols program had been turned again on the U.S. border right this moment.
Movies taken from the Mexican aspect of the Paso del Norte port of entry on Monday morning present teams of adults and kids strolling as much as U.S. Customs and Border Safety officers, stating their intent after which strolling stroll again to Mexico.
A few of the migrants mentioned they had been advised by the officers that no asylum claims had been being taken and that the border was closed. The migrants mentioned they had been Mexican residents fleeing violence in Michoacan, Guerrero and Zacatecas.
The MPP program, also referred to as “Stay in Mexico,” applies to residents from Western Hemisphere nations apart from Mexico. U.S. coverage is to not ship again to their very own nations individuals who exhibit a reputable worry of going again to it, which is why Mexico isn’t a part of MPP. However because the movies present, Mexicans desirous to file for asylum should not in a position to file a declare and are having to stroll proper again to Mexico.
Ana, one of many migrants who got here down the bridge on Monday, mentioned she got here to Juarez eight days in the past after listening to in regards to the reinstatement of MPP. “That’s why I made a decision to go away the place the place I used to be hiding,” mentioned the lady who left Guerrero together with her younger son as a result of worry of drug violence.
She mentioned her husband was recruited by drug traffickers after jobs dried up in Guerrero because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She mentioned her husband advised her the one method the gang would let him go was if he died, so she determined to taker her son and go away.
The lady mentioned she went to Acapulco and opened a sandwich store, however that gang members started to demand “safety” cash, so she fled that metropolis, too.
Ana mentioned she intends to stay in Juarez and “I plan to combat till the final day” for an opportunity to be allowed into the U.S. The UN refugee company advised her they might discover her a spot to remain for the evening.
At the very least one Central American man was additionally turned again.
A Nicaraguan male who didn’t need to give his title mentioned he was advised on the center of the bridge that “they’re not accepting anybody proper now.” The person mentioned he would keep in Juarez till he can register for MPP.
He mentioned he hitchhiked to the border from Southern Mexico two days in the past however didn’t assume making use of for asylum within the U.S. can be as troublesome. “I wouldn’t advocate this to anybody,” he mentioned.
