The Mexican official said that the declaration has the intention of giving migrants dignified treatment, in line with respect for human rights.
The authority gave the municipal Government Secretariat and other institutions the power to carry out acquisitions and contracting to address the eventual crisis.
In other border territories of Mexico, such as Tamaulipas, shelters have already been set up to serve migrants.
The Tijuana Treasury can carry out budget movements, without affecting areas of operation, for the actions that are to come.
With the money allocated to address the emergency, authorities are expected to acquire supplies and rent properties to welcome the migrants.
“Rest assured that a great job is being done, there has been excellent coordination with the federal government, our president Claudia Sheinbaum has been on the lookout for preventive actions with the state and what corresponds to us as a municipality,” he said. the mayor of Tijuana about it.
The number of migrants detained illegally crossing the border between the United States and Mexico in December was lower than when President-elect Donald Trump finished his first term in 2020, according to figures shared with the Reuters agency, a relative calm that Trump could break with radical changes .
The US Border Patrol detained about 47,000 migrants illegally crossing the southwest border in December, a senior US border official told Reuters.
That figure is similar to November, and is well below the Joe Biden Administration’s high of 250,000 recorded in December 2023. It is also below the 71,000 migrant arrests made in December 2020, when Trump concluded his presidency. from 2017-2021.
The number of migrants caught at the northern border with Canada fell to about 500 in December, down from 700 in November, the official said.
Trump, a Republican, returns to the White House on Jan. 20 promising to crack down on illegal immigration and deport immigrants found in the United States illegally.
Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, said Trump will need $100 billion for that effort, more than the entire budget of many federal agencies.
-With information from the Reuters agency.
