Hundreds of migrants jump into the Rio Grande despite warnings from Mexican agents

Agents of Migration’s national institute (IMM) of Mexico warned thousands of migrants on Monday not to jump into the waters of the Bravo River but hundreds, coming from Central and South America, came to USA swimming to surrender to Border Patrol.

for several weeks migrants that are part of the families that inhabit a camp located on the margins of the Bravo River (Rio Grande in the US), which lacks basic conditions and services, have been throwing themselves into the flow to reach US territory in their eagerness to speed up their entry into that country and end the wait in Mexico.

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“We already want to cross, we can’t take it anymore (in Mexico), they harass us a lot”, the Venezuelan migrant told EFE mayerlinwho for safety omitted his last name.

Members of the National Institute of Migration (INM) speak with a group of migrants so that they do not cross the Rio Grande, on April 24, 2023, in the city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas, Mexico. (Photo by Abraham Pineda-Jacome / EFE)

Asylum seekers insist that the application CBP Oneexecuted by the Government of Joe Biden to register the candidates to obtain a legal pass to that nation, it continues with failures.

In addition, they indicated that in recent days they have been victims of situations related to insecurity, such as the burning of tents carried out by allegedly armed civilians.

unsuccessful attempt

This Monday, the agents of the INM They arrived in the area of ​​the Rio Grande to ask the migrants to get away from the water and move away from the shore several who were about to throw themselves on inflatable mattresses, which they use to avoid the danger of swimming, but carry the risk of falling into the river, an action that has already claimed the lives of some migrants.

To these actions was added the National Guardwhose agents dispersed the groups that tried to reach the “American dream”, this without any friction, although there were several claims about the injustices they experience during their stay on the Mexican border.

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“I am a single mother, I am already tired, I am practically sleeping in the street with my son every day and I have no food to feed him”, declared to EFE the Venezuelan, Maria Hernandez.

Minutes later, a few meters from the crossing closed by the officials, a considerable number of children and adults appeared who got off the side of the river and although an INM agent tried to stop them, he was overwhelmed by the crowd.

Hundreds cross

Through its official Facebook page, the Border Patrol of USA reported that in the last 24 hours they had intercepted 1,600 migrants who entered the country through the Rio Grande, between Matamoros and Brownsville, as the flow in the South Texas region is named.

Now migrants use up to six inflatable beds to pass groups of four or fewer people, and in the same way children are also transferred despite the risk that travelers could fall into the water since many do not know how to swim.

In the reactivation of the crossings, the Mexican authorities no longer prevented it and only limited themselves to observing from the edge of the river the constant flow that persisted on Monday afternoon.

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An estimated 3,500 migrants are stranded in the city of Matamoros seeking to enter the United States legally or via the Rio Grande, including a growing number of migrants from Asia.

Jumping into the border river between Mexico and the United States is a common scene since the end of 2022, when Central and South American migrants also crossed the flow with high numbers regardless of the fact that there were US agents on the other side to intercept them.

Source: Elcomercio