Mexico City.
Migrants seeking to reach United States they are crossing the southern border of Mexico from new little-used points such as the Grijalva River, on the border of the state of Tabasco with Guatemala, dijo this Tuesday the head of the National Institute of Migration (INM), Francisco Garduño.
In front of the panorama migrants, The federal official announced that the Secretary of the Navy will implement in the coming days an operation for watch the shore of the Grijalba river.
“Ceibo – Tenosique (on the border of Tabasco with Guatemala). Many are already happening in boats migrants by the Grijalva river. Han take another route, is no longer the route of city Hidalgo“, He said in reference to the usual route that is to cross by Suchiate river and reach the southeastern state of Chiapas.
Garduño went to Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, For flag and presentation ceremony of the groupings trained for the border control and the humanitarian rescue.
Francisco Garduño said that the border closure for non-essential activities will be peaceful, with strict respect for the human rights of the migrants, through a “controlled and safe containment” plan.
He assured that the federal government will focus its strategy on attacking the networks of migrant caravans that profit from the families they seek fulfill the American dream.
“What we have to attack are these networks that call a caravans (…) They use them to be passing (undocumented), between 100 and 150, at a cost of up to $ 4,500 “, has manifested.
Garduño stated that from January to date has been identified in 31,496 people which are irregular in the country.
The INM official justified the presence of the federal forces on the southern border to combat human trafficking and drug trafficking, among other crimes.
“We are applying the law of oneto controlled migration, safe and containment. Because they are using kids like passport of adult migrants to transit our country to the United States “, ended.
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The region is experiencing a powerful wave of migration to United States since the arrival of Joe Biden at the White house in late January and U.S. authorities arrested 100,441 undocumented in February, compared to 78,442 in the first month of the year.
For the first time and after a year of pandemic, Mexico announced last week ground control for non-essential activities in its border, alleging that the spread of the coronavirus had to be controlled.
This Monday, the Chancellery of Mexico and the INM also announced the strengthening and improvement of the pmigratory rotocolos at Mexico City International Airport, after several problems recently reported by foreigners as they passed through the migratory filters of the air terminal. EFE