Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz of Tijuana continues to work together with authorities from the three levels of government, paying special attention to migration issues that directly impact our city especially after Donald Trump was once again sworn in as the President of the United States.
Through periodic meetings, strategies to reinforce migration strategies led by the President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum—coordinated in Baja California by Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda—are permanently planned and carried out.
Furthermore, since the mayor took office, they have been working directly and together with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding border issues and coordination strengthening to help citizens of both countries.
The 25th City Hall of Tijuana has kept close contact with US migration authorities and local governments close to the city. They aim to strengthen the ties that bound these sister cities together and reaffirm a relationship of cordiality and respect for the actions carried out by each government institution.
A humanistic government like the one currently in place in Tijuana respects the good collaboration between all levels of government and the work done for the good of all citizens, which is why they will always aim to reinforce the work done by all institutions.
Aiming to strengthen US-Mexico collaboration, especially with migration authorities, Mayor Ismael Burgueño of Tijuana appointed Nivia Kareli Ruiz Berumen as the head of the Municipal Directorate of Migrant Assistance on Monday, January 20.
Ruiz Berumen has a postgraduate degree in International Law, majored in Law with honors, and has several certificates from the Accusatory Penal System. She has worked as the Head of the Legal Affairs and Procedures Department of Tijuana Customs and was an Administrative Official at the Collegiate Court of the Fourth Circuit, focusing on labor. Her latest job was as a Human Rights Advisor for the Secretariat of the Municipal Government.
This appointment has been made with the intention of working together with all regional authorities while respecting their faculties and strengthening cooperation and good communication with each of them.
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