Migrants who were part of the migrant caravan that made its way from Central America through Mexico to the US border are being housed at Deportivo Benito Juarez in Tijuana. The sports facility was turned into a migrant shelter by the city in an attempt to
Migrants fleeing Central America and parts of Southern Mexico traveled nearly a month before arriving in Tijuana, Mexico where they were placed in shelters. The migrants planned to ask for asylum while presenting themselves to authorities at the US Port of Entry at San Ysidro, CA.