▲ Some of the migrants in Tijuana who were informed at the last minute that their appointment to enter the United States was canceled.Photo Omar Martínez/The Baja California Journey
Mireya Cuellar
Correspondent
La Jornada Newspaper
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, p. 13
Tijuana, BC., About 200 migrants, who remained at the El Chaparral international crossing, were transferred by local authorities to a shelter yesterday afternoon, after hours of confusion upon learning that the appointment they had to cross into the United States via The CBP One application was permanently canceled.
The Migrant Assistance Directorate of the city council, Immigration and Human Rights personnel organized the relocation of the migrants in public transport units to the Centro Integrador Carmen Serdán shelter, in the Presidentes neighborhood.
José Luis Pérez Canchola, director of Migrant Assistance, went to the checkpoint to offer assistance to foreigners; However, some of these chose to stay and try to cross into the United States, despite the threat of cold.
