Thousands of migrants voluntarily sign up to go home
http://www.cbs8.com/story/39544882/1000-...going-home
SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) - Giving up and going home. More than a thousand Central American migrants are doing just that.
Frustrated and saying there is no chance of a better life in the United States, they boarded vans that will take them back where they came from. Mexican federal police will be flying about 100 migrants our of Tijuana to their home countries in Central America.
Vans were seen leaving from Tijuana to El Salvador yesterday. CBS News reports that over the past month that 1,000 plus migrants have voluntarily signed up to be taken home. Currently, the sports facility in Tijuana that can house 3500 is overrun by 5000 migrants, which is expected to be home for them for awhile.
Tijuana police are also surrounding the shelter to keep a close eye on the migrants because there’s a constant concern by law enforcement on both sides of the border that they could rush the fence again.
3,000 people are already on the list for asylum before this caravan can even be addressed and immigration officials can only get through 100 people a day. So those who are willing to wait may be waiting not months but years.
In the meantime, the military and border agents are still working on strengthening the border fence. In fact, 300 troops from Texas and Arizona are now being moved to California to help with the border. They include military police and engineering/logistic experts.
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