Faced with a prolonged wait in Tijuana, Mexico, some of those in the migrant caravan have decided to go back home, The Washington Post is reporting.
The newspaper noted many did not expect the poor conditions as they wait in Mexico and are surprised by details of the lengthy U.S. asylum process.
Just over 2,000 migrants have chosen “voluntary return” to their homes since Oct. 19 when the caravan crossed into southern Mexico, the newspaper said attributing the information to Mexico’s National Migration Institute.
With 6,000 migrants from the caravan now in the sports complex in Tijuana, 50 migrants have now signed up to go back to their counties through a program run by the International Organization of Migration, according to the Post. The first group of those migrants will soon fly on commercial airlines to Tapachula in southern Mexico. From there, they will be transported, probably by bus, back to their home counties, the newspaper said.
“God is telling me to return home,” said Nelmy Ponce, who left Honduras with her three children.
Another 200 people are now leaving the caravan through Mexico’s migration agency, which is arranging transportation back to Central America.
“They make the decision for a variety of reasons,” said Ivonne Aguirre, a program coordinator with the International Organization for Migration. “Some have sick relatives, some miss their families, some are surprised by the conditions here, which are not what they imagined.
Many of the migrants in Tijuana were said to be exploring their options amid a growing feeling they had little chance of making successful bids for asylum in the United States.
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