Caravan of immigrants in tijuana today. Tensions have risen in tijuana as members of the central american migrant caravan continue to arrive at the mexican border city while us troops continue to tighten security along the frontier. Riot police were deployed to contain the protests. Kirstjen nielsen said 600 immigrants in the caravan are criminal.
Nbc news has learned most of those charges are for entering the us. Rodolfo figueroa an official with the national immigration institute a government agency said most of the migrants who arrived in tijuana with the caravan and who applied for humanitarian visas have been approved. Mexico begins moving caravan migrants to new shelter but faces mistrust.
Migrants are seen at one of the shelters in tijuana mexico february 2019 as some wait for their numbers to be called to meet with us. After heavy rains turned much of the main migrant encampment in tijuana mexico to mud and standing water caravan members. Immigration officials and claim asylum in the united states.
On sunday anti caravan protesters chanted. In tijuana where migrants can officially apply for asylum in the us demonstraters called the migrant caravan an invasion of their country. Out hondurans we dont want you here.
In total 2200 visas have been awarded in little over a month he said.