Tijuana Is Not The City Of Peace, Love and Fish Tacos - Anti-Immigrante Sentiment Is Rabid And Vile

Hoping my connection is on the road to recovery, what a hassle.

As though Tijuana did not have enough problems with the violence of the drug war, crime, impunity, corruption, contamination of the ocean waters, women and children trafficking and lack of a solid infrastructure, the anti-immigrante sentiment appears to be gaining momentum and these people are also wild-eyed and violent. It is shocking and I don't know why it should be - we know of  Mexican people down in Ensenada who despise the Jornaleros and treat them like dirt. Talk about a caste system, does this remind anyone of India pre-independence?

 Still, it is shocking after all of the help and aid given to the Caravana Migrante by Mexican nationals from their hearts from Oaxaca northwards.  To top it off, Trump the prick is in accord with this vigilante anti-immigrante group and the Mayor of Tijuana.  So maybe it's not such a good idea for me to be driving around with "Fuck Trump" bumper stickers on my car. Hmmm...

We only made one delivery today and missed the demonstrations because we were on the other end of town, but streets have been closed off permanently in the Zona Norte, and traffic going up or coming back through San Ysidro POE is a nightmare - so keep that in mind if you are on your up or back. One interesting thing we saw two weekends ago going up @ SYPOE was a demonstration for the deported USA Veterans and they are also collecting donations so slow down and give them something. Just seeing that is enough to wrench your heart, these guys are for real. Nothing like being kicked in the teeth, and Trump the sadist knows how to do that so well.

Excerpts from events:

Anti-Immigrante Demonstrators in TIJ courtesy Frontera

Frontera.info

Toda La Informacion Relacionada Con Caravana Migrante : With pictures and video


 Zeta  with pictures & video



 - Zeta reported this morning that 15 more truckloads of migrantes arrived in Mexicali, which at the moment is filled to capacity. No mention of exactly how many migrantes were in this group.  Sergio Tamai has his hands full.

 - The good news from Frontera is that Padre Solalinde will arrive in Tijuana  with the last group of migrantes, he said they will be seeking asylum in the USA, and if not there in Canada. So, this group should be here tomorrow.  What a wonder this man is, fantastico !

Now the ugly events:

 - Around 9:00 am the anti-immigration march starts @ the Cuauhtemoc glorietta.

 -  Noon Frontera reports that hundreds of anti-immigrante protestors attempt to break down the concrete barriers and enter the area where the migrantes are sheltered:


"Hundreds of protesters against Central American migrants tried to enter the area where people are sheltered.

In the anti-immigrant protest, young people and adults participate, who in unison of 'outside Hondurans' and with banners 'To my country is respected' try to break down the concrete barriers and back away from the human barrier formed by the federal police.

Protestants have also waved Mexican flags and shouted expletives at those who defend the rights of migrants."


 - Zeta reports on the same event, adding that the pro-immigrante group (around 40 people) who had formed and were also planning to march disbanded after being assaulted by anti-immigrante protestors. Additionally, at the fracas reported above by Frontera,the anti-immigrante protestors assaulted reporters, including a reporter from Zeta: 

" The group of demonstrators in favor of migrants broke the concentration they held in the roundabout of "Las Tijeras" because of the threats of the group that demonstrates against.
 
The protesters who are against arrived at the temporary shelter in the North Zone where the migrants are refugees. There they assaulted reporters, including a ZETA journalist."


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 - Finally, photos & video from Zeta of today's events:

Galeria: Manifestantes Anti y Pro Migrantes en Tijuana [FOTO|VIDEOS] 


 - And yes, Aristegui has given this coverage with photos and an article

CARAVANA MIGRANTE

~~~~~

So, watch your back if you are taking any supplies down.  I'll be back with the drug war violence.

Tijuana Is Not The City Of Peace, Love and Fish Tacos - Anti-Immigrante Sentiment Is Rabid And Vile

Hoping my connection is on the road to recovery, what a hassle.

As though Tijuana did not have enough problems with the violence of the drug war, crime, impunity, corruption, contamination of the ocean waters, women and children trafficking and lack of a solid infrastructure, the anti-immigrante sentiment appears to be gaining momentum and these people are also wild-eyed and violent. It is shocking and I don't know why it should be - we know of  Mexican people down in Ensenada who despise the Jornaleros and treat them like dirt. Talk about a caste system, does this remind anyone of India pre-independence?

 Still, it is shocking after all of the help and aid given to the Caravana Migrante by Mexican nationals from their hearts from Oaxaca northwards.  To top it off, Trump the prick is in accord with this vigilante anti-immigrante group and the Mayor of Tijuana.  So maybe it's not such a good idea for me to be driving around with "Fuck Trump" bumper stickers on my car. Hmmm...

We only made one delivery today and missed the demonstrations because we were on the other end of town, but streets have been closed off permanently in the Zona Norte, and traffic going up or coming back through San Ysidro POE is a nightmare - so keep that in mind if you are on your up or back. One interesting thing we saw two weekends ago going up @ SYPOE was a demonstration for the deported USA Veterans and they are also collecting donations so slow down and give them something. Just seeing that is enough to wrench your heart, these guys are for real. Nothing like being kicked in the teeth, and Trump the sadist knows how to do that so well.

Excerpts from events:

Anti-Immigrante Demonstrators in TIJ courtesy Frontera

Frontera.info

Toda La Informacion Relacionada Con Caravana Migrante : With pictures and video


 Zeta  with pictures & video



 - Zeta reported this morning that 15 more truckloads of migrantes arrived in Mexicali, which at the moment is filled to capacity. No mention of exactly how many migrantes were in this group.  Sergio Tamai has his hands full.

 - The good news from Frontera is that Padre Solalinde will arrive in Tijuana  with the last group of migrantes, he said they will be seeking asylum in the USA, and if not there in Canada. So, this group should be here tomorrow.  What a wonder this man is, fantastico !

Now the ugly events:

 - Around 9:00 am the anti-immigration march starts @ the Cuauhtemoc glorietta.

 -  Noon Frontera reports that hundreds of anti-immigrante protestors attempt to break down the concrete barriers and enter the area where the migrantes are sheltered:


"Hundreds of protesters against Central American migrants tried to enter the area where people are sheltered.

In the anti-immigrant protest, young people and adults participate, who in unison of 'outside Hondurans' and with banners 'To my country is respected' try to break down the concrete barriers and back away from the human barrier formed by the federal police.

Protestants have also waved Mexican flags and shouted expletives at those who defend the rights of migrants."


 - Zeta reports on the same event, adding that the pro-immigrante group (around 40 people) who had formed and were also planning to march disbanded after being assaulted by anti-immigrante protestors. Additionally, at the fracas reported above by Frontera,the anti-immigrante protestors assaulted reporters, including a reporter from Zeta: 

" The group of demonstrators in favor of migrants broke the concentration they held in the roundabout of "Las Tijeras" because of the threats of the group that demonstrates against.
 
The protesters who are against arrived at the temporary shelter in the North Zone where the migrants are refugees. There they assaulted reporters, including a ZETA journalist."


~~~~~

 - Finally, photos & video from Zeta of today's events:

Galeria: Manifestantes Anti y Pro Migrantes en Tijuana [FOTO|VIDEOS] 


 - And yes, Aristegui has given this coverage with photos and an article

CARAVANA MIGRANTE

~~~~~

So, watch your back if you are taking any supplies down.  I'll be back with the drug war violence.

Citizens Of Playas De Tijuana Reject the Migrantes In A Violent Manner (Added videos); Unsure If There Will Be More Clashes Tonight - Three Men Shot and Killed Inside Topanco Restaurante Rosarito Beach

Courtesy Frontera

We have been without a computer, phone & TV for almost seven days - our server went down prior to the big winds; when the Santa Ana hit we lost all power.  Basically what I had here was an emergency radio.  Finally late this afternoon the server was back up with a few problems and electricity was restored two days ago.

 Meanwhile, Mike was bit by a dog here at SADM, he needed ten stitches to his hand which he received from the Red Cross in Rosarito - so just a reminder when the Red Cross kids are asking for donations, give generously - their treatment was completely professional, he goes back in in a few more days to have the stitches removed.  Fortunately we found out the dog did have his rabies vaccine. Paris was furious ! We have also been putting together care packages for the migrantes which need to be delivered to the hostels.

  Finally after four months I was able to see an orthopedic specialist for my knee and he gave me a cortisone shot, will return in another four months for another shot.  But I look around at all the projects I was supposed to have completed before the Holidays and of course, nothing was accomplished because I could barely walk.  The Doctor is a complete gas, he's a bit older than us, grew up in Newport Beach (the Wedge !) and lived on the same block as Dick Dale. So, it was people like him and his brother who really set the tone for the surfing counterculture, stoked here...

Next, when I went to San Diego I left the downstairs slider open just a bit for Daca Bob & Susan to come in out of the winds which was a mistake. The wind was so strong it blew the front door open, so that along with the slider slightly open meant coming home to dirt and dust completely covering everything.  Thank God for the cortisone shot, I was able to get most of the mess cleaned up yesterday, still more to do.

But tonight it is especially uneasy around here, three men shot and killed inside our favorite restaurant - Topanco on Popotla Blvd. in Rosarito.  I just said to Mike over last weekend that we really needed to go there again if I can find a babysitter for Paris - best salads, everything, what a great place. Hopefully, Carmen Gutierrez will have more details tomorrow for us.  Not to mention Ensenada and points south are hotbeds of violence - I will return with those reports. Tijuana is on a continuing violent streak with at this point this month reporting 76+ executions giving a YTD total of 2,162+.

And now, no one is really sure if there will be another confrontation tonight between the citizens of Playas de Tijuana and members of the Caravana Migrante. Although the residents of Playas claim not to be anti-immigrant or racist and only trying to protect their families, surely the confrontation(s) was xenophobic in nature, a mob mentality based on under education and fear hysteria - much like the followers of Trump.  In the end, it was a dark night and a black star for Playas de Tijuana.

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Update/edit 11/16 @ 5:55pm: I'm adding these two videos from Grupo Healey; the first may turn your stomach (it did mine) and the second should  cast a bit of hope:

 
1. Se Enfrenta Caravana Migrante Con Tijuanenses Que Exigian Sacarlos de Playas de Tijuana

2. Tijuanenses Brinden Ayuda a Caravana Migrante  

 end edit.

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Caravana Migrantes en Tijuana:

 - All Local & National Details here: - And Note to Date, No Coverage Of These Local Events On Aristegui Noticias.

Frontera

Caravana Migrante 

 - Summary: 

 - Last Sunday, the LGBT group of 80-85 migrantes arrived in Tijuana and for a short time were at the Malecon in Playas de Tijuana, much to the dismay of local residents.  They have found  shelter in  private homes.


 - 11/13: 

 -  Second group consisting of 350-400 migrantes arrives in Tijuana  landing at Padre chavas from there they were sent to local hostels, some went to Playas de Tijuana.


 - 11/14:


 - A third group of 343 people in eight trucks arrive in Tijuana.

 - Emma de la Cabada Cortes attempts to organize an anti-immigrante demonstration at the Municipal Palacio, no one showed up.

 - In Playas, a slight confrontation between two migrantes who have scaled the barrier and the US Military.  Meanwhile, US Military is reinforcing the barrier at Playas right in front of the migrantes, and hundreds of US Military are highly visible flexing their weird muscles on the US side, lots of tanks and guns.

 - Dozens of migrantes spend the first night at Playas, not wanting to be separated from their families.

 - Aaron Pallares leads the first demonstration against the Caravana Migrante confronting migrantes with jeers and insults, telling them point blank they do not want them there in Playas.


11/15:

 - Early am 13 busloads of 544 people followed by three more trucks carrying 120 people arrive in Tijuana, first stop is Padre Chavas. the problem is where to put everyone, we have heard there are only 900 vacant spots for people.

 - 92 migrantes reported attempting to organize at the Malecon in Playas to address the verbal confrontgations used against them by the residents of Playas de Tijuana.  At this point, the anti-immigrante group on the ground stands at 200 (two hundred!) angry people, hurling insults and Frontera reports, acrually beating up the migrantes.  Police form a barrier separating the two groups.  Unfreakin belivable.

 - In separate events, one man (Guatemalan), two women and a minor and another woman with three children cross the line at Playas and turn themselves in to Border Patrol, while their compadres beg them not to do it, but they do.

 - 300 migrantes intend to return to Playas de Tijuana to spend another night because they do not want to be separated from their families - which happens when they are placed in hostels. Another report states that some of these migrantes have been bused back into the city, we'll just have to watch the reports that come in.

 - Five migrantes are arrested; two of them for causing a disturbance at Playas and three on drugs charges.

 - Parque de la Amistad (Freindship Park) on the US side will be closed over the weekend.


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These two reports from Zeta:

Residentes de Playas de Tijuana Agreden e Insultan a Migrantes Centro Americanos
por, Lourdes Luza Romero - 11/14/18

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"Residents of Playas de Tijuana organized tonight to demonstrate against the members of the Migrant Caravan, but ended up insulting and verbally assaulting around 100 Central American migrants, who planned to sleep in camps installed under the lighthouse located on the Malecón de la city.
 
At first, the neighbors of the area, who since the arrival of the first group of the Caravan belonging to the LGBT community that arrived at a home of the Playas de Tijuana delegation expressed their dissatisfaction with the presence of the migrants, met to discuss their concerns.

Mainly, they declared to the media they were worried about their security and wanting to be informed about the number of migrants that would arrive and if they had any criminal antecedents.
 
However, the residents of the area decided to march with Mexican flags to where the migrants were. Immediately, a group of men and women began insulting the migrants and demanding that they leave the country.

Elements of the Municipal Police and the Federal Police that were present at the site intervened so that the demonstrators did not physically attack the migrants, since some of them were already lying on the floor in sleeping bags.
 
However, the Central Americans assured that they were not criminals, asked for respect and thanked the help that other Mexicans have given them on their way to Tijuana.
 
"These are leaving all Mexicans in trouble," said one of the migrants, while the protesters continued with their rejection phrases.

 Until 10:00 at night, only half of the migrants had agreed to get on the trucks, for which it required six laps of trucks.
 
"May God soften their conscience and let them know that we are emigrants, we are not criminals. All of us who have come in this caravan have suffered 38 days to come here, in no state have they told us a dog, they have all given us everything. If I'm wearing shoes it's because they gave it to me, if I'm warm, it's because they know it was ice cream, "said Jairo Soto, one of the Honduran migrants.
For their part, the residents of Playas opted to sing the national anthem and shout slogans of "Mexico!", As well as applaud each time a truck with migrants left for the shelters."


 
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Agresiones a Migrantes en Plays de tijuana Terminan con Pedradas y Agresiones a Prensa
Por, Lourdes Laza Romero - 11/15/18

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"During the transfer of the Central American migrants to the temporary shelter that was enabled in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, the municipal and state governments, a group of citizens who identified themselves as "residents" of the Playas de Tijuana subdivision physically and verbally assaulted the migrants and the representatives of the different media of the city.
 
The first attempt at violence was carried out by the migrants themselves, who around six in the afternoon had differences with the Central Americans who climb the border fence, given that the rest of the group does not see this action as positive for their movement.
 
It was at this moment when a group of citizens arrived who demanded that the authorities relocate the migrants, because they feared for their safety and those of their families. Initially it was reported that there were around 100 citizens who arrived at the Lighthouse and complicated the work of transferring the migrants to the temporary shelter.
 
Small groups of Central Americans agreed to retire and go to the shelter offered by the authorities, while the citizens kept shouting and intimidating the few municipal and federal elements for being "traitors to the country" in trying to safeguard the integrity of the migrants.
 
At nightfall, there were few migrants who continued with the intention of staying out in the open, but the citizens, some of whom consumed alcoholic beverages while demonstrating, continued with their hostile actions.
 
Several acts of violence were stifled by the authorities, until a female protester confronted a young man who had come to the site to donate food for the migrants, the federal authority this time only withdrew the victim, who was left with a wound underneath. his right eye.
 
The migrants were uneasy and responded verbally to the attacks, while the pro-migrant activists and the police asked them to stand aside and remain silent.
 
It was after midnight that citizens in an advanced state of drunkenness began to attack with pushes and punches to the press after the refusal of cameramen and photographers to stop recording them and turn off their equipment.
 
While the police elements remained in a corner observing the development of the conflict, the women demonstrators began throwing stones at the migrants and the reporters, who moved away to avoid further aggresions.
 
In the place still migrated women and children, who were the first to run where they could to be safe from the rain of stones, while the municipal and federal were more concerned about moving their units from the line of fire.
 
Almost at 2:00 in the morning, while the arrival of a fourth group of Central Americans was coming to the city, the group of aggressor citizens was dispersed and the few migrants sought a shelter in fear of new attacks, only municipal police they were on guard in the place.
The municipal authority did not make any arrest of the aggressors and in the last event, they were not seriously injured either."
 
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Update/edit 11/16 @ 6:18 pm: Adding this editorial from today's Zeta:


Racismo Mexicano
Por, Rosario Mosso Castro 

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"In 2013, when the Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (LFPED) was enacted in Mexico - there is even a Council - the reform that allowed it was made to the Constitution in 2001. However, the hate campaigns carried out in social networks and the aggressive demonstration that took place between the night of 14 and the morning of November 15 between some people who presented themselves as residents of the Playas de Tijuana delegation and members of the caravan of Honduran migrants -with reporters in between-, evidence that good intentions on paper are far from reality.
 
Faced with the social exhaustion of corruption and incompetence of governments, the lack of information, the absence of actions and prevention by the authorities in the face of the migratory phenomenon - despite the fact that they began to meet one month in advance - could justify that there are doubts and fears, and if the citizens want to manifest them through mass and public marches, they are also in their right.
 
What transgresses the limits, at least the legal ones, is physical and verbal violence.
It is more serious when this happens in a state like Baja California, in a city like Tijuana, where the vast majority are migrants, where a high percentage of residents cross daily to work or study in the United States. Tijuana residents of third, fourth or fifth generation, and live in this area because their predecessors decided to travel north to seek a better life.
 
Finally, the enactment of laws and the constitution of a council make it clear that racism and Mexican classism is not a new issue. Only in August, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) published the results of the National Survey on Discrimination (Enadis), and for the third time, they were not very flattering.
 
"The survey provides information to know the prevalence of discrimination and its manifestations in Mexico. Skin tone, manner of speaking, weight, height, form of dress or personal grooming, social class, religious beliefs, sex, age and sexual orientation ".
 
It turned out that 23.3 percent of the population of 18 years or older, considers that in the past five years they were unjustifiably denied some right; 20.2% said they had been discriminated against due to some personal characteristic or condition. The main reasons were dress or personal grooming, weight or height, religious beliefs and age.
 
Also, 40.3% of the indigenous population and 58.3% of people with disabilities were discriminated against because of their condition. And 39.1% of the respondents said that they would not rent a department to a person because they were foreigners, 38.6% would not rent to a young person, and 36.4% would not give the service to a transsexual client. 44.7% agreed that "the more religions allowed in the country, the more social conflicts will occur". And 24.5% consider that "people with disabilities are of little help at work".
 
The survey determined that the main situation or action of discrimination is to throw or receive insults, and with that type of actions the aforementioned manifestation announced as peaceful began to be distorted, which ended with people being beaten.
 
Precisely that Mexican racism and classism, which we have even measured, is what makes it very clear who is not fulfilling their role, but decided to break the thread for the thinnest. They are complaining about what the authority is doing and not doing about the migrants; of what the government is spending and not investing in the Mexicans, but instead of questioning the officials, this week they decided to launch their frustration against the members of the caravan of Central Americans in front of a handful of police officers who simply let the violence happen. I will climb
Citizens are in their legitimate right to demand actions and responses, but first the Law is clear in stating that it must be without violence, otherwise it becomes a crime; and second, the complaints should be made to the authorities that are not responding, or clarifying their concerns.
 
Without delving into the legal, social and humanitarian implications that this caravan represents, the reality is that if they want security or cleanliness in the area, if they want the money of Mexicans not be spent on foreigners - as if the dollars sent by nationals since the United States was not one of the main sources of income in Mexico, then its energy should be directed to the people of the government responsible for making these decisions. Because none of the Central Americans has the capacity, nor the authority, to decide about it."

end edit.

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  Well here's a thought, it is possible that the Central Americans who were climbing up and sitting atop the barrier were sent by Jimmy "The Rat" Morelos , Presidente of Guatemala to cause trouble, ya think ? I guess we won't be taking the supplies over to the Playas. Those women from Playas looked...rough.

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Update/edit 11/18 @ 1:42 pm:  Still having connection problems here,for some damn reason I lost all of my bookmarks jeez Christo.  Check the Frontera link for recent events - The Mayor of Tijuana bad mouthed the migrantes and there has been a lot of reaction to that,  Police are reinforcing the barrier wall on this side (Mexico) so all the authorities are doing exactly what Trump the prick wants, it is horrible..  Exhausted I made some chile verde late last night so I wouldn't have to cook today. Also today taking more supplies.

end edit.






I'll be back.  Here's one for my orthopedic Doctor: 

Citizens Of Playas De Tijuana Reject the Migrantes In A Violent Manner (Added videos); Unsure If There Will Be More Clashes Tonight - Three Men Shot and Killed Inside Topanco Restaurante Rosarito Beach

Courtesy Frontera

We have been without a computer, phone & TV for almost seven days - our server went down prior to the big winds; when the Santa Ana hit we lost all power.  Basically what I had here was an emergency radio.  Finally late this afternoon the server was back up with a few problems and electricity was restored two days ago.

 Meanwhile, Mike was bit by a dog here at SADM, he needed ten stitches to his hand which he received from the Red Cross in Rosarito - so just a reminder when the Red Cross kids are asking for donations, give generously - their treatment was completely professional, he goes back in in a few more days to have the stitches removed.  Fortunately we found out the dog did have his rabies vaccine. Paris was furious ! We have also been putting together care packages for the migrantes which need to be delivered to the hostels.

  Finally after four months I was able to see an orthopedic specialist for my knee and he gave me a cortisone shot, will return in another four months for another shot.  But I look around at all the projects I was supposed to have completed before the Holidays and of course, nothing was accomplished because I could barely walk.  The Doctor is a complete gas, he's a bit older than us, grew up in Newport Beach (the Wedge !) and lived on the same block as Dick Dale. So, it was people like him and his brother who really set the tone for the surfing counterculture, stoked here...

Next, when I went to San Diego I left the downstairs slider open just a bit for Daca Bob & Susan to come in out of the winds which was a mistake. The wind was so strong it blew the front door open, so that along with the slider slightly open meant coming home to dirt and dust completely covering everything.  Thank God for the cortisone shot, I was able to get most of the mess cleaned up yesterday, still more to do.

But tonight it is especially uneasy around here, three men shot and killed inside our favorite restaurant - Topanco on Popotla Blvd. in Rosarito.  I just said to Mike over last weekend that we really needed to go there again if I can find a babysitter for Paris - best salads, everything, what a great place. Hopefully, Carmen Gutierrez will have more details tomorrow for us.  Not to mention Ensenada and points south are hotbeds of violence - I will return with those reports. Tijuana is on a continuing violent streak with at this point this month reporting 76+ executions giving a YTD total of 2,162+.

And now, no one is really sure if there will be another confrontation tonight between the citizens of Playas de Tijuana and members of the Caravana Migrante. Although the residents of Playas claim not to be anti-immigrant or racist and only trying to protect their families, surely the confrontation(s) was xenophobic in nature, a mob mentality based on under education and fear hysteria - much like the followers of Trump.  In the end, it was a dark night and a black star for Playas de Tijuana.

~~~~~

Update/edit 11/16 @ 5:55pm: I'm adding these two videos from Grupo Healey; the first may turn your stomach (it did mine) and the second should  cast a bit of hope:

 
1. Se Enfrenta Caravana Migrante Con Tijuanenses Que Exigian Sacarlos de Playas de Tijuana

2. Tijuanenses Brinden Ayuda a Caravana Migrante  

 end edit.

~~~~~


Caravana Migrantes en Tijuana:

 - All Local & National Details here: - And Note to Date, No Coverage Of These Local Events On Aristegui Noticias.

Frontera

Caravana Migrante 

 - Summary: 

 - Last Sunday, the LGBT group of 80-85 migrantes arrived in Tijuana and for a short time were at the Malecon in Playas de Tijuana, much to the dismay of local residents.  They have found  shelter in  private homes.


 - 11/13: 

 -  Second group consisting of 350-400 migrantes arrives in Tijuana  landing at Padre chavas from there they were sent to local hostels, some went to Playas de Tijuana.


 - 11/14:


 - A third group of 343 people in eight trucks arrive in Tijuana.

 - Emma de la Cabada Cortes attempts to organize an anti-immigrante demonstration at the Municipal Palacio, no one showed up.

 - In Playas, a slight confrontation between two migrantes who have scaled the barrier and the US Military.  Meanwhile, US Military is reinforcing the barrier at Playas right in front of the migrantes, and hundreds of US Military are highly visible flexing their weird muscles on the US side, lots of tanks and guns.

 - Dozens of migrantes spend the first night at Playas, not wanting to be separated from their families.

 - Aaron Pallares leads the first demonstration against the Caravana Migrante confronting migrantes with jeers and insults, telling them point blank they do not want them there in Playas.


11/15:

 - Early am 13 busloads of 544 people followed by three more trucks carrying 120 people arrive in Tijuana, first stop is Padre Chavas. the problem is where to put everyone, we have heard there are only 900 vacant spots for people.

 - 92 migrantes reported attempting to organize at the Malecon in Playas to address the verbal confrontgations used against them by the residents of Playas de Tijuana.  At this point, the anti-immigrante group on the ground stands at 200 (two hundred!) angry people, hurling insults and Frontera reports, acrually beating up the migrantes.  Police form a barrier separating the two groups.  Unfreakin belivable.

 - In separate events, one man (Guatemalan), two women and a minor and another woman with three children cross the line at Playas and turn themselves in to Border Patrol, while their compadres beg them not to do it, but they do.

 - 300 migrantes intend to return to Playas de Tijuana to spend another night because they do not want to be separated from their families - which happens when they are placed in hostels. Another report states that some of these migrantes have been bused back into the city, we'll just have to watch the reports that come in.

 - Five migrantes are arrested; two of them for causing a disturbance at Playas and three on drugs charges.

 - Parque de la Amistad (Freindship Park) on the US side will be closed over the weekend.


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These two reports from Zeta:

Residentes de Playas de Tijuana Agreden e Insultan a Migrantes Centro Americanos
por, Lourdes Luza Romero - 11/14/18

Pasted:


"Residents of Playas de Tijuana organized tonight to demonstrate against the members of the Migrant Caravan, but ended up insulting and verbally assaulting around 100 Central American migrants, who planned to sleep in camps installed under the lighthouse located on the Malecón de la city.
 
At first, the neighbors of the area, who since the arrival of the first group of the Caravan belonging to the LGBT community that arrived at a home of the Playas de Tijuana delegation expressed their dissatisfaction with the presence of the migrants, met to discuss their concerns.

Mainly, they declared to the media they were worried about their security and wanting to be informed about the number of migrants that would arrive and if they had any criminal antecedents.
 
However, the residents of the area decided to march with Mexican flags to where the migrants were. Immediately, a group of men and women began insulting the migrants and demanding that they leave the country.

Elements of the Municipal Police and the Federal Police that were present at the site intervened so that the demonstrators did not physically attack the migrants, since some of them were already lying on the floor in sleeping bags.
 
However, the Central Americans assured that they were not criminals, asked for respect and thanked the help that other Mexicans have given them on their way to Tijuana.
 
"These are leaving all Mexicans in trouble," said one of the migrants, while the protesters continued with their rejection phrases.

 Until 10:00 at night, only half of the migrants had agreed to get on the trucks, for which it required six laps of trucks.
 
"May God soften their conscience and let them know that we are emigrants, we are not criminals. All of us who have come in this caravan have suffered 38 days to come here, in no state have they told us a dog, they have all given us everything. If I'm wearing shoes it's because they gave it to me, if I'm warm, it's because they know it was ice cream, "said Jairo Soto, one of the Honduran migrants.
For their part, the residents of Playas opted to sing the national anthem and shout slogans of "Mexico!", As well as applaud each time a truck with migrants left for the shelters."


 
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Agresiones a Migrantes en Plays de tijuana Terminan con Pedradas y Agresiones a Prensa
Por, Lourdes Laza Romero - 11/15/18

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"During the transfer of the Central American migrants to the temporary shelter that was enabled in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, the municipal and state governments, a group of citizens who identified themselves as "residents" of the Playas de Tijuana subdivision physically and verbally assaulted the migrants and the representatives of the different media of the city.
 
The first attempt at violence was carried out by the migrants themselves, who around six in the afternoon had differences with the Central Americans who climb the border fence, given that the rest of the group does not see this action as positive for their movement.
 
It was at this moment when a group of citizens arrived who demanded that the authorities relocate the migrants, because they feared for their safety and those of their families. Initially it was reported that there were around 100 citizens who arrived at the Lighthouse and complicated the work of transferring the migrants to the temporary shelter.
 
Small groups of Central Americans agreed to retire and go to the shelter offered by the authorities, while the citizens kept shouting and intimidating the few municipal and federal elements for being "traitors to the country" in trying to safeguard the integrity of the migrants.
 
At nightfall, there were few migrants who continued with the intention of staying out in the open, but the citizens, some of whom consumed alcoholic beverages while demonstrating, continued with their hostile actions.
 
Several acts of violence were stifled by the authorities, until a female protester confronted a young man who had come to the site to donate food for the migrants, the federal authority this time only withdrew the victim, who was left with a wound underneath. his right eye.
 
The migrants were uneasy and responded verbally to the attacks, while the pro-migrant activists and the police asked them to stand aside and remain silent.
 
It was after midnight that citizens in an advanced state of drunkenness began to attack with pushes and punches to the press after the refusal of cameramen and photographers to stop recording them and turn off their equipment.
 
While the police elements remained in a corner observing the development of the conflict, the women demonstrators began throwing stones at the migrants and the reporters, who moved away to avoid further aggresions.
 
In the place still migrated women and children, who were the first to run where they could to be safe from the rain of stones, while the municipal and federal were more concerned about moving their units from the line of fire.
 
Almost at 2:00 in the morning, while the arrival of a fourth group of Central Americans was coming to the city, the group of aggressor citizens was dispersed and the few migrants sought a shelter in fear of new attacks, only municipal police they were on guard in the place.
The municipal authority did not make any arrest of the aggressors and in the last event, they were not seriously injured either."
 
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Update/edit 11/16 @ 6:18 pm: Adding this editorial from today's Zeta:


Racismo Mexicano
Por, Rosario Mosso Castro 

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"In 2013, when the Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (LFPED) was enacted in Mexico - there is even a Council - the reform that allowed it was made to the Constitution in 2001. However, the hate campaigns carried out in social networks and the aggressive demonstration that took place between the night of 14 and the morning of November 15 between some people who presented themselves as residents of the Playas de Tijuana delegation and members of the caravan of Honduran migrants -with reporters in between-, evidence that good intentions on paper are far from reality.
 
Faced with the social exhaustion of corruption and incompetence of governments, the lack of information, the absence of actions and prevention by the authorities in the face of the migratory phenomenon - despite the fact that they began to meet one month in advance - could justify that there are doubts and fears, and if the citizens want to manifest them through mass and public marches, they are also in their right.
 
What transgresses the limits, at least the legal ones, is physical and verbal violence.
It is more serious when this happens in a state like Baja California, in a city like Tijuana, where the vast majority are migrants, where a high percentage of residents cross daily to work or study in the United States. Tijuana residents of third, fourth or fifth generation, and live in this area because their predecessors decided to travel north to seek a better life.
 
Finally, the enactment of laws and the constitution of a council make it clear that racism and Mexican classism is not a new issue. Only in August, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) published the results of the National Survey on Discrimination (Enadis), and for the third time, they were not very flattering.
 
"The survey provides information to know the prevalence of discrimination and its manifestations in Mexico. Skin tone, manner of speaking, weight, height, form of dress or personal grooming, social class, religious beliefs, sex, age and sexual orientation ".
 
It turned out that 23.3 percent of the population of 18 years or older, considers that in the past five years they were unjustifiably denied some right; 20.2% said they had been discriminated against due to some personal characteristic or condition. The main reasons were dress or personal grooming, weight or height, religious beliefs and age.
 
Also, 40.3% of the indigenous population and 58.3% of people with disabilities were discriminated against because of their condition. And 39.1% of the respondents said that they would not rent a department to a person because they were foreigners, 38.6% would not rent to a young person, and 36.4% would not give the service to a transsexual client. 44.7% agreed that "the more religions allowed in the country, the more social conflicts will occur". And 24.5% consider that "people with disabilities are of little help at work".
 
The survey determined that the main situation or action of discrimination is to throw or receive insults, and with that type of actions the aforementioned manifestation announced as peaceful began to be distorted, which ended with people being beaten.
 
Precisely that Mexican racism and classism, which we have even measured, is what makes it very clear who is not fulfilling their role, but decided to break the thread for the thinnest. They are complaining about what the authority is doing and not doing about the migrants; of what the government is spending and not investing in the Mexicans, but instead of questioning the officials, this week they decided to launch their frustration against the members of the caravan of Central Americans in front of a handful of police officers who simply let the violence happen. I will climb
Citizens are in their legitimate right to demand actions and responses, but first the Law is clear in stating that it must be without violence, otherwise it becomes a crime; and second, the complaints should be made to the authorities that are not responding, or clarifying their concerns.
 
Without delving into the legal, social and humanitarian implications that this caravan represents, the reality is that if they want security or cleanliness in the area, if they want the money of Mexicans not be spent on foreigners - as if the dollars sent by nationals since the United States was not one of the main sources of income in Mexico, then its energy should be directed to the people of the government responsible for making these decisions. Because none of the Central Americans has the capacity, nor the authority, to decide about it."

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  Well here's a thought, it is possible that the Central Americans who were climbing up and sitting atop the barrier were sent by Jimmy "The Rat" Morelos , Presidente of Guatemala to cause trouble, ya think ? I guess we won't be taking the supplies over to the Playas. Those women from Playas looked...rough.

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Update/edit 11/18 @ 1:42 pm:  Still having connection problems here,for some damn reason I lost all of my bookmarks jeez Christo.  Check the Frontera link for recent events - The Mayor of Tijuana bad mouthed the migrantes and there has been a lot of reaction to that,  Police are reinforcing the barrier wall on this side (Mexico) so all the authorities are doing exactly what Trump the prick wants, it is horrible..  Exhausted I made some chile verde late last night so I wouldn't have to cook today. Also today taking more supplies.

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I'll be back.  Here's one for my orthopedic Doctor: 

Live Midterm Election Coverage From Democracy Now ! And The Intercept - Where Are The Missing 100 Migrantes? - Sin Fronteras: Federal Government of Mexico Turns their Backs On the Migrants

We sent our absentee ballots in and like the rest of you, are anxiously waiting for the election results.  Best coverage and commentary here:

Democracy Now !


Live Election Night Coverage


And here....


The Intercept 


Midterm 2018: Live Election Coverage From The Intercept And Democracy Now ! 


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A few updates on the Caravana Migrante:


Two days ago where we left off, the initial portion of the caravana  which was about 800 people strong split in two parts in Veracruz after not receiving the 150 buses/trucks promised to them by the Governor to get them safely through one of the most dangerous treks of their journey to Mexico City.  It was a bold move by the Governor - but had to be cancelled due to the water outage in Mexico City (which is only now being resolved). The caravana split in two groups; and as Proceso first reported,100 of them went missing after hitching a ride in two trucks. 

Since then, thousands of the migrantes have made it to Mexico City, but there is worry over the initially reported missing 100.  Most news agencias have picked this story up, some have reduced the number of missing migrantes to 80. Zeta's Carlos Alvarez reported this yesterday and kept the number missing at 100.

The hope is of course the missing ones will be accounted for, yet in the back of everyone's minds are darker thoughts and despair.

From Proceso:

Denuncian Desaparicion de al Menos 100 Migrantes en Veracruz 
Por, Pedro Matias 

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"They denounce the disappearance of at least 100 migrants in Veracruz

OAXACA, Oax. (Proceso.com.mx) .- "We are in the middle of an emergency," said the human rights defender of the People of Oaxaca, Arturo Peimbert Calvo, confirming that since Saturday November 3 are reported as missing around 100 exodus migrants who boarded two trucks in subhuman conditions.

For the time being, the office of the UN High Commissioner is already aware of the case "until we know of his whereabouts they continue to be disappeared".
 
He said that the Central American migrants boarded some trucks in the City of the Island in the state of Veracruz and although "we were insisting that they not go up and denouncing it, but the absence of the State, of the surveillance, of everything, is what has made today are missing. "
 
For now, they are tracking if the disappeared traveled in two trucks, one with plates 183-EC-3, without distinguishing what state it is, and another with plates KY-88-765 of the State of Mexico, which they boarded the migrants despite the conditions in which they traveled.

It is worth mentioning that Oaxaca's defense staff continues with the accompaniment of the exodus of migrants in the absence of the State. "

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 Adding this regarding the migrantes, and interestingly AMLO has not uttered a peep about this situation.  According to Sin Fronteras, the federal government of Mexico has turned their backs on the migrantes.  Oh wow, did I just hear someone say, "Yea, just like Trump!" Hmmmm....

From Proceso

Gobierno Federal Ignora Llamado a Emergencia Nacional Por Migrantes: Sin Fronteras


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"Federal government ignores call for national emergency for migrants: Sin Fronteras

 MEXICO CITY (APR) .- The federal government ignored the request of civil society organizations to activate a national emergency to serve the thousands of members of the migrant exodus, most of whom are currently in the sports Jesus Martinez "Palillo ", From the Magdalena Mixhuca, in Mexico City.

The Sin Fronteras organization noted that, despite the efforts of the capital city government, the mayors' offices and civil society organizations, "they have many shortages and urgent needs for basic hygiene, medical, food and civil protection services, as well as problems in coordination and civil protection ".
 
Therefore, the federal government called to activate humanitarian aid and emergency protocols, insisting that "there is fear for the life and health of the most vulnerable people such as children, adolescents and seniors who are part of this collective".
 
On October 31, five organizations handed over to Alfonso Navarrete Prida, the Secretary of the Interior, a request to notify the National Emergency Committee about the situation of Central Americans, but Sin Fronteras said that "so far they have not received any response On the contrary, the harassment and aggressions by the federal forces continue, in addition to the direct threats to human rights defenders who seek to help these people. "


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Locally the drug war continues, I'll be back with the recent reports ...after the election.

Update/edit: 11/06 Post Election Results 10:59pm:

Well we're not out of the woods, the Republicans actually gained seats in the Senate (which is bad news) and it was a close call in the House - too close for comfort.  But as Allen Nairn said  during the round table discussions, "..the Democrat's House win, even though it was close, is going to give us a little more time before the nation becomes a complete fascist state."

Thanks Allen. I think we're already there. 

end edit. 

Live Midterm Election Coverage From Democracy Now ! And The Intercept - Where Are The Missing 100 Migrantes? - Sin Fronteras: Federal Government of Mexico Turns their Backs On the Migrants

We sent our absentee ballots in and like the rest of you, are anxiously waiting for the election results.  Best coverage and commentary here:

Democracy Now !


Live Election Night Coverage


And here....


The Intercept 


Midterm 2018: Live Election Coverage From The Intercept And Democracy Now ! 


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A few updates on the Caravana Migrante:


Two days ago where we left off, the initial portion of the caravana  which was about 800 people strong split in two parts in Veracruz after not receiving the 150 buses/trucks promised to them by the Governor to get them safely through one of the most dangerous treks of their journey to Mexico City.  It was a bold move by the Governor - but had to be cancelled due to the water outage in Mexico City (which is only now being resolved). The caravana split in two groups; and as Proceso first reported,100 of them went missing after hitching a ride in two trucks. 

Since then, thousands of the migrantes have made it to Mexico City, but there is worry over the initially reported missing 100.  Most news agencias have picked this story up, some have reduced the number of missing migrantes to 80. Zeta's Carlos Alvarez reported this yesterday and kept the number missing at 100.

The hope is of course the missing ones will be accounted for, yet in the back of everyone's minds are darker thoughts and despair.

From Proceso:

Denuncian Desaparicion de al Menos 100 Migrantes en Veracruz 
Por, Pedro Matias 

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"They denounce the disappearance of at least 100 migrants in Veracruz

OAXACA, Oax. (Proceso.com.mx) .- "We are in the middle of an emergency," said the human rights defender of the People of Oaxaca, Arturo Peimbert Calvo, confirming that since Saturday November 3 are reported as missing around 100 exodus migrants who boarded two trucks in subhuman conditions.

For the time being, the office of the UN High Commissioner is already aware of the case "until we know of his whereabouts they continue to be disappeared".
 
He said that the Central American migrants boarded some trucks in the City of the Island in the state of Veracruz and although "we were insisting that they not go up and denouncing it, but the absence of the State, of the surveillance, of everything, is what has made today are missing. "
 
For now, they are tracking if the disappeared traveled in two trucks, one with plates 183-EC-3, without distinguishing what state it is, and another with plates KY-88-765 of the State of Mexico, which they boarded the migrants despite the conditions in which they traveled.

It is worth mentioning that Oaxaca's defense staff continues with the accompaniment of the exodus of migrants in the absence of the State. "

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 Adding this regarding the migrantes, and interestingly AMLO has not uttered a peep about this situation.  According to Sin Fronteras, the federal government of Mexico has turned their backs on the migrantes.  Oh wow, did I just hear someone say, "Yea, just like Trump!" Hmmmm....

From Proceso

Gobierno Federal Ignora Llamado a Emergencia Nacional Por Migrantes: Sin Fronteras


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"Federal government ignores call for national emergency for migrants: Sin Fronteras

 MEXICO CITY (APR) .- The federal government ignored the request of civil society organizations to activate a national emergency to serve the thousands of members of the migrant exodus, most of whom are currently in the sports Jesus Martinez "Palillo ", From the Magdalena Mixhuca, in Mexico City.

The Sin Fronteras organization noted that, despite the efforts of the capital city government, the mayors' offices and civil society organizations, "they have many shortages and urgent needs for basic hygiene, medical, food and civil protection services, as well as problems in coordination and civil protection ".
 
Therefore, the federal government called to activate humanitarian aid and emergency protocols, insisting that "there is fear for the life and health of the most vulnerable people such as children, adolescents and seniors who are part of this collective".
 
On October 31, five organizations handed over to Alfonso Navarrete Prida, the Secretary of the Interior, a request to notify the National Emergency Committee about the situation of Central Americans, but Sin Fronteras said that "so far they have not received any response On the contrary, the harassment and aggressions by the federal forces continue, in addition to the direct threats to human rights defenders who seek to help these people. "


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Locally the drug war continues, I'll be back with the recent reports ...after the election.

Update/edit: 11/06 Post Election Results 10:59pm:

Well we're not out of the woods, the Republicans actually gained seats in the Senate (which is bad news) and it was a close call in the House - too close for comfort.  But as Allen Nairn said  during the round table discussions, "..the Democrat's House win, even though it was close, is going to give us a little more time before the nation becomes a complete fascist state."

Thanks Allen. I think we're already there. 

end edit. 

Zeta: October Execution Stats For TIJ=217 Dead - YTD For TIJ =2,083 Dead - 11/04: Caravana Migrante Updates: In TIJ, Migrantes Forced To Dig Narco Tunel By San Ysidro POE Rescued - Reports From Oaxaca That Migrantes Have Been Approached By Organized Crime To Stay & Work For Them - Adding Washington Post Report On Texas Militia Vigilante Groups Coming Out Of the Woodwork

Bolsanoaro & Trump: Scarier than Train to Busan Happy Late Halloween !

 Mike just called to say he is coming home early, he thinks he is having a bad reaction to the flu shot - so I'm going to make this first part quick, need to make some chicken soup and will return later with the latest bullshit from Trump and the status of the Caravana Migrante.  Plus, we are sick over Pittsburgh, and yes we blame these murders on Trump's rhetoric - there is no doubt in our minds whatsoever. We always knew there was racism in the United States however because Trump has enabled and encouraged his nauseous far right agenda and these nazis, it is worse than ever.  Also of course Trump sent a happy congratulations to  his chum the fascist Bolsonaro. Neither one of us were going to vote, but we are now.

 No trick or treaters, Paris wore her shark costume (she was a dog shark), Mike wore a mask, Daca Bob wore a hat and we started to watch the South Korean "Train To Busan" .  Wow !


October Stats For Tijuana:

For a few days I thought Tijuana was hovering around 178 executions for the month of October, which would have been an indication of a slight decrease in the violence.  I was wrong, this morning Zeta reports 217 dead this last month of October giving Tijuana alone a YTD total of 2,083 dead.  Zeta also pointed out that yesterday - Halloween - eight people were executed in Tijuana, so it is scary.  Maybe living here under these eternal violent conditions has either hardened or numbed my emotions - but I think it's fair to say the "virus" in "Train To Busan" is full force here.

From Zeta:

Cierra Octubre Con 217 Ejecutados En Tijuana
Por, Patricia Tamayo



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11/04 edit:Caravana Migrante Updates and Links:

Courtesy Frontera

 - Not part of the Caravana Migrante, but involving migrantes none the less here in Tijuana.  On last Friday huge delays caused by the discovery of a narco tunnel in progress by the San Ysidro POE:

From Frontera:

Genera Caos en Garitas Hallazgo de 'NarcoTunel'
Por, Gustavo Suarez y Ana Gomez - 11/03/18 

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"The alleged discovery of a "narcotúnel" in the vicinity of the border crossing of El Chaparral generated the closure of the San Ysidro garita in the direction of Tijuana, creating long lines and chaos among motorists in the area.

According to the report of local authorities, at around 4:00 p.m. on Alfredo Bonilla Street in the "Empleados Federales" colona, ​​Municipal Police officers were approached by a man allegedly deprived of his liberty. (kidnapped)

The subject, who identified himself as Vladimir "N", told the officers that some armed men had him digging a tunnel and there were three other people inside.

Immediately a rescue unit was requested and at that moment an alleged second victim was identified, who would have identified himself as Julio César '"N".

Elements of the Municipal Police, Tijuana Firefighters and the Mexican Army were conducting a wide operation in the area.

According to firefighters who came to attend the report, the excavation was allegedly taking place using the sewerage network in the area.

Close EU crossing to Mexico
Meanwhile the crossing of San Diego to Tijuana by the San Ysidro gate was closed temporarily, which caused great traffic in the border area on the US side.

"At the request of Mexican authorities, CBP officers stopped the traffic to the south that was heading to Mexico from Interstate 5," confirmed the spokeswoman for the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English), Angelica of Cima.

The closure was at around 5:30 p.m. and lasted approximately 15 minutes.

However, due to this temporary closure, the long lines were maintained for hours at the junction of the United States to Mexico, mainly by San Ysidro, but also by Mesa de Otay, where the traffic flow of those trying to avoid San Ysidro increased. ".

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 -  A bit later in the afternoon yesterday is this report that the men digging the tunnel & later rescued were migrantes who had been kidnapped:

Resguardian Alcantrilla Donde Fueron Rescatados Tres Migrantes en Tijuana
Por, Glenn Sanchez  - 11/03/18

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" The site where three migrants were rescued yesterday is cordoned off and guarded by a municipal police patrol.

In Chapo Márquez street is the sewer where migrants worked in a forced way to make a "narcotúnel" to connect with the United States .

  FRONTERA made a tour of the place and detected that everything goes smoothly, despite the fact that yesterday it was heavily guarded by elements of the Municipal Police and the Mexican Army ."

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 - Frontera also reports that members of the Caravana Migrante have been approached by members of organized crime to stay in Mexico and work for them.  Unless I have completely missed this report, I have not seen it on the other National news sources.  These reports came from Oaxaca, since then the Caravana has left Oaxaca and reached the most dangerous area of Veracruz where they were expecting 150 buses to transfer them to Mexico City provided by the Governor of Veracruz.  As you may already know Mexico City is without water, so the buses were cancelled. The Caravana split in two parts and are going it on their own:

Crimen Organizado Habrio Ofrecido "Empleo" a Integrantes De La Caravana Migrante
Por: redaccion/GH - 11/03/18 

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" Members of the migrant caravan have reported that people from organized crime have approached them to offer them "employment" .

According to information from agencies, Central Americans explained that they have offered them around 20 thousand pesos for staying in the country and working for groups that are dedicated to committing illicit acts .

Fearing groups of drug traffickers operating in the area, migrants arrived in the community of Donají, in Oaxaca, at noon on Friday but decided, for safety, to reach Acayucan, Veracruz.

  They have also expressed fear of falling into the hands of organized crime.

On the other hand, non-governmental organizations that accompany them have denounced that members of the caravan suffer from malnutrition, severe stomach ailments and some injuries in people due to the long walks they must undertake."


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 - From Frontera, where we stand on the movement of the caravana:

Tres Caravanas Avanzan En Territorio Mexicano y Se Acercan 3 Mas
Por, Agencia Reforma - 11/03/18

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"In the country there are three migrant caravans; one is moving towards Veracruz, another is in Oaxaca and one more crosses the Suchiate River in Chiapas, and three more caravans are coming out of El Salvador and Honduras.

Most of the migrants from the first caravan going to Donají, Oaxaca, passed by to Acayucan, Veracruz.

This is because the place they lent for their camp was a field without a roof, just like yesterday in Matías Romero, where the rain forced them to seek a shelter at midnight.

With scarce humanitarian aid, members of the Second Caravan of the Migrant arrived in Mapastepec, but behind them there are two other groups stranded in Tapachula and Tecún Uman, Guatemala, with the purpose of touring the Mexican territory.
 
Upon arriving at the Rodolfo Robles International Bridge with the intention of crossing into Mexico, the third caravan of migrants, with a Salvadoran majority, rejected the regularization proposal.

Before, they were stopped by Guatemalan police, but they opened the way to the Mexican side after several minutes of discussion. However, in the Mexican door dozens of federal prevented them from continuing."

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 Frontera's Complete Coverage:

Toda La Informacion Relacionada Con Caravana Migrante 


*****

  - Report From Veracruz:

From La Jornada - 11/03/2018

Veracruz: Criminalizan La Asistencia Humanitaria al Exodo Migrante 


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" Córdoba, Ver. Activists denounced that Immigration and Federal Police agents threatened to initiate legal proceedings against the priest Julián Verónica, of the parish of Paraje, Amatlán de los Reyes and the mayor of Córdoba, Leticia López Landero, for supporting the assistance of the exodus of Central American migrants as they pass through the center of this entity.
 

They added that the attempt to criminalize the actions of support in this emergency represents a drastic change in the policy of attention to the situation of Central Americans in transit to the United States, who until Friday received the attention and the free passage by the corporations police in Oaxacan and Veracruz territory.

 

In spite of the public declarations of the governor Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares, who assured through social networks that the government would give humanitarian assistance, the members of the Mission of Observation of Human Rights in Veracruz, were qualified like "polleros" - traffickers of people, inhibiting thus, the actions themselves complicated by the dispersion of the caravan in the riskiest section for migrants and non-migrants of the entity.

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The mayor of Córdoba had hired 10 trucks to give certainty of transit to Puebla to women, children and families, after a long day of transfer from the south of Veracruz, but were canceled after receiving alleged threats from the state police to stop this action , which inhibits the ability of local authorities to help.

 

The activists reported that in this regard, the Office in Mexico of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-DH) said it was "deeply shocked" by the lack of protection in which the Migrant Caravan has been left in Veracruz.

 

The previous, after the offer of humanitarian transfer of the state government to Mexico City was canceled, and that has resulted in its fragmentation, whose unity, the agency said, was its main source of protection, so "a large part of the people in the Caravan are not located. "

 

In a statement, he said that according to information collected on the ground, migrants are currently boarding in private vans, "which is not known if they belong to organized crime groups, in a state in which there is no need for extreme situations, such as  kidnappings and disappearances of migrants are reported on a regular basis, often for human trafficking. "

 

The UN-DH pointed out that it is necessary to guarantee compliance with the precautionary measures issued by the National Commission of Human Rights, the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and the Committee of Migrant Workers in relation to the protection of migrants of the caravans that currently cross the national territory.

 

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The Observation Mission in Human Rights of Exodus Migrant-Veracruz, condemned the defenselessness to which they expelled the exodus members and the threats and intimidation of state and federal police, as well as of migratory agents to drivers, citizens, groups, defenders of human rights, citizenship, pastors, priests and people who in solidarity have responded to the need to assist migrants who have been harmed.

 

This condemnation was signed and disseminated by the Human Rights Center "Bety Cariño", South of Veracruz; Toaltepeyolo Human Rights Center, Orizaba; Center for the Rights of Victims of Violence Minerva Bello; the United Network for Human Rights; Paraje social pastoral; the Vive Migrante Collective of Amatlán and the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion of Xalapa."

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 -  La Jornada reported early last evening some of the Migrantes have reached Puebla and Mexico City. Full Caravana Migrante coverage link.

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 - Aristegui Noticias Full Coverage 


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 - From The Intercept:

The War On Immigrants

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 - Adding this report from Aristegui Noticias with a link enclosed to the original article from the Washington Post's  "US Militia Groups Head To Border, Stirred By Trump's Call To Arms" by Nancy Lee Grant and Nick Miroft.  Truly disturbing:


Ciudadanos de EU Forman Sus Propias "Caravanas" Para Detener Migrantes: 'Washington Post'


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