(Tijuana) Haitian migrants stranded at the United States border in Tijuana in northwestern Mexico denounced Washington’s migration policy on Thursday after the death of two of them in the border town.
Posted at 8:20 p.m.
Jocelyn Anselme, 34, was shot dead in an armed attack, and Calory Archange, 30, died of a heart attack without receiving medical treatment, denounced the Haitian Bridge Alliance association.
“We are here to demand an end to American policies and laws that kill our brothers,” said its director Guerline Joseph.
Joseph denounced Title 42, a health law reactivated by Donald Trump in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic, for the immediate deportation of undocumented aliens arrested in the United States.
US President Joe Biden wanted to lift Title 42 on May 23, but a conservative judge seized by southern states opposed it.
“Our brother Calory died because he was forced to stay in Mexico on behalf of Title 42,” said the Haitian activist.
For her part, Nicole Ramos, the lawyer for the organization “Al otro lado” (on the other side) accused the Mexican government of not sufficiently protecting migrants crossing from Mexico to the United States.
The Haitians have joined the migrants from Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) who are attempting this dangerous journey, caught between two fires: organized crime and the migration authorities.