(CNN Spanish) – A group of migrants who tried to enter Mexico struggled with members of the Mexican National Guard at the Rodolfo Robles International Bridge, which connects Tecún Umán, Guatemala, with Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico.
According to the journalist Raúl Vera, a CNN collaborator, who is in Ciudad Hidalgo, the incident was recorded at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time, when migrants wanted to forcefully break into Mexican territory.
According to Vera, an agent of the National Migration Institute was able to explain through a horn that they must be subject to Mexican laws for entry into the country.
“They are entering Mexico irregularly, they must carry a Mexican visa or immigration document,” the immigration agent told them. “It is not a fact that U.S he will grant asylum, on the contrary, he could return it immediately to Guatemala; Mexico offers you a job opportunity. ”
Situation on the Rodolfo Robles international bridge. Credit: ISAAC GUZMAN / AFP via Getty Images
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Without the elderly, the atmosphere finally calmed down and small groups migrated into some stations where their rights and options will be explained.
“We want to pass, we just want to move on,” shouted one of the foreigners.
In his morning conference, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said Friday that in his country there is work for Central American migrants on the southern border of the country. According to the president, 4,000 positions would be available in that area.
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