American Military News by Liz George March 29, 2022
In a secret agreement with Mexico, the United States admitted Russian citizens who fled after their nation invaded Ukraine last month. The group of 35 Russians was camped out at the U.S.-Mexico border for a week before officials quietly brought them into the U.S. through a border checkpoint last week that has been closed for months.
According to an exclusive VICE World News report on Monday, which cited three sources including a Mexican federal official, on the night of March 20, under the cover of darkness, Mexican immigration officers handed the Russian asylum seekers over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Prior to entering the U.S., a Russian-speaking man who claimed to be an American diplomat offered the group of Russians a way into the U.S. – all they had to do was break up the encampment on the pedestrian crossing between Tijuana and San Diego.
The deal – which bypassed current policy that allows border officials to expel or deny asylum seekers entry – was managed by the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana in conjunction with both federal and local Mexican officials.
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