The recent cancellation of the border app application process and all existing appointments has raised concerns among migrant shelters in Tijuana, Mexico, and Nogales, Arizona. The director of the Migrant Shelter Moviemiento Juventud 2000 in Tijuana, Jose Maria Garcia Lara, expressed worries that migrants may resort to illegal border crossings due to the sudden halt in the application process.
Garcia Lara highlighted that many migrants who had been waiting for legal entry into the United States are now left in limbo, with no clarity on their status. The shelter currently houses 90 migrants, some of whom have been waiting for nearly nine months for a CBP appointment. Most of these migrants cannot return to their home countries due to safety concerns, further exacerbating their predicament.
