Mexico is preparing to receive its citizens who have been living in the United States illegally, with government officials planning to open new shelters to accommodate the anticipated influx of deportees.
Some 25 shelters, each capable of housing up to 500 people, will be operational nationwide by Jan. 20 when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda.
The governor said at a Dec. 23 press conference that six of those shelters will be set up in Tijuana, the largest city in her state and just 20 miles south of San Diego, while two others will open in Mexicali, the state capital.
“We think that this time he [Trump] will be stricter and tougher when it comes to deportations, and we are working to be ready to receive our migrants,” the governor said.
The announcement follows recent discussions between Mexican Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez and the governors of Mexico’s five northern border states about strategies to handle mass deportations promised by the incoming Trump administration. […]
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