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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Officials successful Baja California expect a precocious summation successful the fig of deportations by the U.S. authorities erstwhile Donald Trump returns to office.
Throughout the campaign, Trump promised to deport ample numbers of migrants should helium regain the presidency.
"Every clip determination are changes successful the United States, it straight impacts america particularly erstwhile radical are being returned," said Jorge Rivera Manzo, manager of governmental migrant affairs with the state.. "Some volition spell straight backmost to their countries, others volition get successful Mexico depending connected agreements made with each country, but we are getting acceptable for elevated returns."
Rivera Manzo stated that close now, shelters are comparatively quiescent with 60% vacancy rates successful Tijuana and 70% successful Mexicali.
José María García Lara, who is successful complaint of a structure called Movimiento Juventud 2000, said helium is disquieted astir the expected migrant postulation successful the metropolis with radical deported done Tijuana arsenic a effect of Tuesday's election.
"When radical are waiting for asylum, hoping the United States volition help, it leads to a batch of uncertainty among the migrants we person present astatine the shelter," helium said.
One of those migrants, Emir Garcia, says they are present retired of necessity and not by choice. She remains hopeful Trump volition determine to assistance the migrants.
"We're each afraid, each the migrants, we request his help," Garcia said. "We cognize helium has to instrumentality attraction of his country, but helium besides needs to assistance others astir the world."
Lucia Chique with her 2 children astatine the Movimiento Juventud 2000 structure successful Tijuana. (Jorge Nieto/Special for Border Report)Others similar Lucia Chique, from Mexico, aren't expecting overmuch from the incoming Trump administration.
"Donald Trump doesn't privation us, helium doesn't privation Latinos, helium doesn't privation Mexicans," she said. "There are going to beryllium a batch of deportations of those seeking asylum, it's going to get precise complicated."
Chique besides worries the CBP One app, which helps migrants onshore appointments to lawfully transverse the borderline and inquire for asylum, volition beryllium discontinued erstwhile Trump takes over.
Right now, the app is providing 1,450 regular appointments to migrants.
Jesus Ramos is simply a migrant from Mexico staying athe the Movimiento Juventud 2000 structure successful Tijuana. (Jorge Nieto/Special for Border Report)"We're utilizing the application, but you perceive rumors that he's going to destruct it, it's going to get harder for migrants."
Other CBP One users, similar Jesus Ramos, privation Trump to proceed the program.
"I've been waiting 3 months for an appointment, I conscionable privation to get to the U.S. to spot my grandparents 1 much time," helium said.
Ramos believes if Trump cuts entree to CBP One, migrants volition beryllium forced to usage smugglers.
"I'm going to transverse regardless, I'll usage a coyote (smuggler) if necessary."
Ramos says others successful the structure are prepared to bash the aforesaid thing.
