First asylum seekers from Central America returned to Mexico
First asylum seekers from Central America returned to Mexico
The first asylum seekers to be returned under the Trump administration's "Migration Protection Protocol," known as Remain in Mexico, arrived in Tijuana around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The first man to exit the port gates to an awaiting horde of press was a Honduran named Carlos. (John Gibbins /Union-Tribune)
Kate Morrissey Contact Reporter
The first asylum seekers to be returned under the Trump administration's "Migration Protection Protocol," known as Remain in Mexico, arrived in Tijuana around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Implementation of the program coincided with a visit from Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. She initially announced the program in December, and last week rumors swirled that it would begin imminently.
The first man to exit the port gates to a horde of press was a Honduran named Carlos. He appeared confused and scared as Mexican immigration officials quickly escorted him out of the throng of cameras to an awaiting van.
The van took him to a shelter that officials will use to hide the returnees, according to one official.
Officials have said 20 asylum seekers who are from the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador will be returned daily to Tijuana in a pilot program of the new process.
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