SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — With migrant shelters in Tijuana said to be at or near capacity, the Migrant Affairs Office in the city released findings of a survey that indicates 90% of the migrants in shelters are from other regions in Mexico.
The study shows most of the migrants are primarily from the states of Michoacán, Guerrero, Jalisco and Guanajuato.
“We’ve seen a rise in the number of displaced Mexican nationals while international migration has decreased,” said Enrique Lucero, director of the Migrant Affairs Office. “People from other countries are looking for other areas to cross the border something we have seen from previous months.”
Lucero said the migrants from Mexico are leaving their homes primarily due to kidnappings and extortion.
He also stated more and more migrants are securing appointments to cross the border via the CBP One app, about 400 per day.
“Last year, 103,000 people with appointments crossed the border from Tijuana,” he said.
Lucero also mentioned that last year, 28 migrants lost their lives while trying to climb over the border barrier or swim around it.
“Already in January of this year we’ve had one reported death and three serious injuries,” he said. “We are intensifying our campaign urging migrants not attempt going over the fence as we’re trying to minimize injuries and deaths.”
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