Thousands Of Additional Migrants Are Expected To Arrive In Tijuana, Mexico, To Try To Claim Asylum At The U.s. Border. The Incoming Migrants Are In Addition To The Approximately 5,000 Migrants Who Already Arrived In This Border City During Recent Days.
Jean Guerrero from KPBS first reported on the expected migrant arrivals after she spoke to a group who had just made their way to Tijuana, Baja California.
This group of new arrivals in Tijuana say thousands more migrants are coming. That’s in addition to 5,000 already here. @KPBSnews pic.twitter.com/EXC2FsEQMA
— Jean Guerrero (@jeanguerre) November 26, 2018
The new migrants appear to be from a group of 200 who, according to Frontera.Info, arrived at the border city after having been stranded for days in Mexicali. The Mexican news site reported that the group was primarily made up of young adult males. The migrants said they felt betrayed by their compatriots who had told them that they would be allowed to enter the U.S and request asylum. – READ MORE