Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
The flow of migrants at the border Ciudad Juarez and attempts to crossing illegally a United States have increased in recent weeks after the arrival of Joe Biden in the White House and while maintaining active policies of instantaneous return, leading to higher-than-usual employment in the hostels.
As a sign of the rise of this phenomenon, last Friday at least 47 migrants of different nationalities crossed the river Bravo to indulge in the Border patrol of United States, while dozens more gave up their attempt to find members of the Mexican National Guard.
This is the case of Charity, who after leaving Honduras with her two young daughters deciding cross the border per apply for political asylum in the Democrat Government Joe Biden, who came to power with a migratory reform under the arm.
“I want quand study them because I in my country I have nothing“I don’t even have a house, I don’t have anything,” the woman told Efe on Tuesday.
After walking along the edge of the Bravo river, Which goes with little water, Charity and her daughters found one border pointto without military presence and they crossed to give itself to the agents of the Border patrol of United States with the intention of requesting the political asylum.
“Where do we come from, there is a lot of poverty “, Explained the woman before taking off her slippers and crossing the river. And like them, dozens more have opted to pursue the American dream in recent weeks, albeit migration authorities consulted by Efe did not give exact figures.
According to official data provided to Efe, in 2020 there were 2,132 foreigners who appeared before the immigration authorities in the state of Chihuahua.
REFORM VS. DEPORTS
Of the first measures taken by Biden a few hours after arriving at the White House were the freezing of the construction from’ border wall with Mexico, safeguard the program YES per undocumented which came to United States when they were children and include the undocumented migrantss in the population census.
He also announced the definitive abolition of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPPs) – known as “Stay in Mexico”– which obliged the asylum seekers a United States to wait for your procedure in Mexico.
However, Enrique Valenzuela, general coordinator of the State Population Council (COESPO) of the northern state of Chihuahua, Recalled that the new policy has not prevented many migrants from being returned under Title 42.
“Title 42, which has nothing to do with a migration policy, but sanitary, “he said.
During the Administration of Trump, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued Title 42 in March 2020 as part of the Government’s response to the covid-19 pandemic.
This provision states that the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may return by force through the border to migrants which have entered irregularly a United States, Without giving them a chance to apply for asylum or protection.
“Now is not the best time to embark on the journey and reach this frontier with the intention of entering United States“, The official referred.
According to official data, a total of dand 184,423 Mexicans were repatriated since United States in 2020.
Of these, 13,471 were Mexicans deportees by the border points of Chihuahua.
LIFE IN HOSTELS
As a result of the incessant migratory flow that has arrived north of Chihuahua for years, Ciudad Juárez today has 16 hostels which can serve about 1,000 people.
Pa de Vida has several white and blue colored houses that are the same migrants they painted. There is a large patio that has swings and more games for children.
Ismael Martínez, in charge of this accommodation that today welcomes about 150 people, among them in 06:00 pregnantHe said that the recent increase in migration is due to new ones American policies.
“Lots of migrants they come with false hopes and believe that in crossing them US authorities they will leave them here, ”said the activist, who urged to have a“ plan b ”not to get to United States.
Most people who are in these hostels they are young people aged 18 to 23 injured, mentally or physically, during the crossing or crossing.
The coyotes move them, charge them between $ 4,000 and $ 5,000 for their services, and if the attempt is unsuccessful, the migrants are seen at the border. Ciudad Juarez often plumbed.
in full pandemic, to the usual dangers is added that of contagiarse of covid. And in fact, there are hostels that have been allocated in part or in full to confirmed cases or suspects in the disease.
THE DANGERS OF THE BORDER
In Pa de Vida overnight Fatima, a woman Salvadoran of 32 years the passage until Juárez City was one dangerous odyssey.
She traveled by truck (bus) or “aventones” (hitchhiking), with her husband and young children. Anxiously, he explained that he still remembers everything hunger that happened.
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They arrived almost 2 years ago to Ciudad Juarez, where he was kidnapped with her family. That is why he has assured live “with fear.”
About the new wave of migrants, has regretted that the new ones are ignorant of the law and the difficulties to enter the country.
She, after years of waiting and hard work, hopes to fix hers migratory situation and legally enter a United States in nNovember, after a court hearing that will evaluate his case and that of his family.
Like Charity and Fatima, in this arid northern cities of Mexico sand today they mix newcomers with a suitcase of illusions and those veterans in the difficult art of surviving migration, precariousness and the health crisis. EFE