Mexico is gearing up to take back its citizens who have been living in the US illegally — and officials are planning to open more than 12,000 beds in shelters across the country to house the new arrivals.
The 25 planned shelters — which will each have the capacity to hold 500 people — will open their doors on President-elect Trump’s inauguration day, Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda announced on Monday, according to Border Report.
“This is a strategic plan to accommodate exclusively people who get deported after Jan. 20,” Olmeda said.
Olmeda said she takes Trump’s threats of a mass deportation seriously.
“What we do know, throughout his campaign, he threatened to do this, and since he was already president of the United States, we believe this time he will be stricter and tougher when it comes to deportations,” she said. “We are working to get ready and receive our migrants.”
The shelters are only for Mexican citizens who have been sent back to their home country. They will not house deported migrants from elsewhere.
“These shelters that are being planned are for those being repatriated who are coming from north to south, but no foreigners, only Mexicans, this must be made clear — Mexicans will be welcomed back to their country and their human rights will be respected,” Olmeda explained. --->READ MORE HERE
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The Mexican government will open 25 new shelters to house illegal immigrants deported from the United States in preparation for a border crackdown when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda said in a meeting Monday that the country is taking Mr. Trump’s threat of deportation seriously, according to Nexstar’s Border Report. Five of the shelters will be in the city of Tijuana, with two others in Mexicali, the capital city in Baja.
She did not further specify the shelters’ locations.
“This is a strategic plan to accommodate exclusively people who get deported after Jan. 20,” Ms. Ávila Olmeda said.
“What we do know, throughout his campaign, he threatened to do this, and since he was already president of the United States, we believe this time he will be stricter and tougher when it comes to deportations,” she said. “We are working to get ready and receive our migrants.”
The migrants will only be able to stay in the shelters that can house up to 500 people for a few days before they will be sent back to their hometowns. Some will hold men, while others will hold women, families, and unaccompanied minors.
“These shelters are being planned are for those being repatriated who are coming from north to south, but no foreigners, only Mexicans. This must be made clear — Mexicans will be welcomed back to their country and their human rights will be respected,” Ms. Avila Olmeda said.
They are set to open Jan. 20, the day of Mr. Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president.
Mr. Trump has said previously that the border will be taken care of on Day 1 in office. --->READ MORE HERE
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