Civil Rights

Baja California government relocates migrants from El Chaparral in an orderly fashion

They were taken to areas that give the occupants greater safety

By Redacción 2022-02-06T21:00:00+00:00

After notifying the move of the migrants located in El Chaparral, the Baja California government, through the State Secretariat of the Interior, informed that an interinstitutional group made up of municipal, state, and federal authorities in Tijuana set in motion the relocation protocol of the 382 occupants of the migrant camp, El Chaparral. They were taken to much safer areas, without any complications.

Baja California’s Secretary of the Interior, Catalino Zavala Márquez, explained this specific act will directly affect the quality of life, health, and rights of migrants, while always taking into account gender perspectives and inclusion with vulnerable groups.

Within the Baja California Government, the Secretariat of the Interior, the Subsecretary of Migration Issues, the Civil Protection Coordination of the State, DIF Baja California, the State Commission to Protect Against Sanitary Risks, the System of Protection of Girls, Boys, and Teenagers, the State Secretariat of Health, the Women Institute, and the Binational Issues Management Agency were all involved.

It should be noted that several agencies from the XXIV Tijuana Administration, the National Guard, federal and state Human Rights associations, as well as pro-migrant international organizations, all participated in this act too.

The migrants were relocated to four destination points, always considering the diverse conditions of each group. They were divided into 59 families with parents and children, 27 mother-children families, four single women, 33 single men, three members of the LGBT community, two people with disabilities, and two pregnant women.

It was confirmed, in front of the remaining authorities, that the migrants had a clear interest at being given protection, safety, and health, which is why Zavala Márquez emphasized that the move carried out this Sunday on February 6 took place without any issues.

Lastly, he pointed out that the state government will assist with migrants’ basic needs such as clothes, food, medical care, psychological assistance, and legal counsel. Likewise, supporting civil and activist organizations will have access to the areas where migrants are being sheltered to help them with their political asylum processes.