Migrants celebrate Christmas at US-Mexico border
2022.12.25 02:18
Migrants celebrate Christmas at US-Mexico border
Budrigannews.com – Many travelers arranged to camp neglected at Mexico’s northern line over Christmas, expecting a quick inversion in U.S. relocation limitations as they get through the chomp of a colder time of year storm desolating the US.
Many migrants face a Christmas weekend of what Mexico’s weather service described as a “mass of arctic air” following the Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow Title 42 restrictions to remain in place for the time being.
“Where else can I go? I’m staying here.” “Said Walmix Juin, a Haitian migrant who is 32 years old and is preparing for the weekend in a flimsy tent in the city of Reynosa, which is across the border from McAllen, Texas.” I never imagined having this kind of Christmas.”
Several thousand people are camping outside or in bare-bones shelters in the border cities of Matamoros and Reynosa, where temperatures are expected to hover around freezing on Saturday and only slightly rise on Sunday.
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Temperatures are expected to drop to minus six degrees Celsius (21 degrees Fahrenheit) further west in Ciudad Juarez, where hundreds of migrants have been lining up to seek asylum at the border with El Paso, Texas. Numerous people have been sleeping on the street.
Authorities have given more space in covers lately, yet a few travelers are watchful.
Antony Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Venezuelan, shared a video with Reuters that showed him trying to stay warm in Matamoros by huddling under blankets in a tent with five relatives. He was wearing a baseball hat and a jacket that was zipped to the chin.
After a burdensome journey through Focal America and Mexico, Rodriguez said he turned down the proposal of a sanctuary since he dreaded specialists would transport them south.
He stated, “We believe they’ll send us back.”
Giovanny Castellanos, another Venezuelan living in Matamoros, claimed that he was staying in a blanket-wrapped tent near the border to stay informed of the situation.
The 32-year-old stated, “If you go to shelter, you’re further from here where the real information is.”
Migrants can be sent back to Mexico or other countries under Title 42 without the opportunity to apply for asylum. Prior to the court’s decision, it was scheduled to end on December 21. Some officials are concerned that if more migrants arrive, their cities could be overwhelmed due to the lack of clarity regarding when it will end.
Reynosa Mayor Carlos Pena Ortiz stated on Friday that “U.S. migration policy has a big impact here on the border.”
