Most of them were disoriented, with no idea where they were or how far they were from Mexico City.
More than 70 migrants arrived in Morelos early Thursday morning and before noon, authorities from the National Migration Institute of the Delegation in the state gave them Visitor Cards for Humanitarian Reasons.
“They did not transfer us to any shelter as we were told and now we are left to our own devices,” they said.
According to official information – via press release – 432 foreigners were evicted from Plaza Giordano Bruno – in the Juárez neighborhood, Cuauhtémoc municipality – and transferred to different states of the country, including Morelos, where more than 70 arrived on board a bus, as we were able to corroborate with personnel from the Institute.
Migrants said they arrived in the early morning and were left outside the INM, located on Avenida San Diego in the Delicias neighborhood of the municipality of Cuernavaca.
After completing some bureaucratic procedures, “they gave us the card (TVRH) with which we can stay in Mexico for a year,” said a young woman originally from Venezuela who preferred not to give her name.
Among the people who arrived in Morelos were minors, women and men of different ages, mainly from Venezuela and Haiti.
After receiving the card, they were invited to leave the offices with the confidence that they would not have legal problems for circulating in Mexico.
But most were disoriented, without any idea where they were or how far they were from Mexico City.
From the eviction until noon on Thursday, some had only eaten instant soup and were beginning to receive some kind of support from people passing through the area.
“We thought they would take us to a shelter, but they only gave us the card and now we are left to our own devices. We are thinking of moving because we are interested in reaching the United States and this card is not good enough to enter, only to be in Mexico,” added the young woman.
Some of the people in migration situations, evicted from Plaza Giordano Bruno, after receiving what they call their “card,” decided to venture out to see the city; in a matter of minutes they dispersed throughout Cuernavaca.
An interview was sought with the representative of the National Migration Institute of the Delegation in Morelos, but as of the closing of this edition there had been no communication.
Source: aristeguinoticias
