Baja Californian Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, together with Mexico’s Secretary of Education Mario Delgado Carrillo, announced the opening of the Migrant Assistance Center in Tijuana—located at the “Flamingos” hall—to provide respectful and dignified assistance to repatriated fellow citizens.
Authorities also oversaw the progress made at the new Migrant Assistance Center that is being built at FEX in Mexicali, reinforcing their efforts to ensure comprehensive assistance for fellow citizens. These actions are part of a coordinated strategy between the three levels of government to support the migrant community and guarantee adequate conditions for their return to Mexico.
By following the guidelines of the “México Te Abraza” program promoted by the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the adequate return of all fellow citizens is guaranteed.
“According to the president’s policies, we will warmly welcome all of our repatriated brothers and sisters, as many of them are coming here under a lot of stress. When they get here, we will give them all the support they need. We are working together with the federal government and the municipal government, and as such, I also want to thank Mayor Isamel Burgueño of Tijuana for all his support,” Governor Marina del Pilar said as she welcomed federal authorities to this center.
Secretary Mario Delgado emphasized that this center has the capacity to shelter 2,600 people. This space is now established and ready to warmly shelter people who are turning to a transformed Mexico where they will be proudly welcomed with dignity.
“I want to thank Governor Marina del Pilar for welcoming us. This is part of the federal government’s and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s strategy to welcome our fellow citizens that are being repatriated from the United States. The Mexican government will welcome them with open arms. This type of shelter will be known for assisting people humanely,” Secretary Mario Delgado said.
34 federal and state government institutions are participating in actions, spearheaded by the Secretariat of the Interior led by Rosa Icela Rodríguez, to guarantee a humanistic treatment of people when they return.
At this center, fellow citizens will be welcomed and able to receive registration, guidance, easy obtainment of documentation, lodging, food, clothes, electricity, water, internet, drainage, medical and psychological assistance, transport to their place of origin, a Bienestar card, a National Job System questionnaire, and skill certifications to help them look for a job.
The governor said that coordination and collaboration agreements have also been signed with Guerrero, Michoacán, and Oaxaca to transport the people who are native to these states.
This event was also attended by the State’s General Secretary Alfredo Álvarez Cárdenas, the Head of Coordination Ties from the Migrant Assistance Center, Mónica Vega Aguirre, Ismael Burgueño, the Mayor of the City of Tijuana; Tijuana’s Secretary of the Government, Arnulfo Guerrero, and the Head of the National Institute of Migration (INM) office, Alejandro Palau, as well as Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) authorities.
