79 migrants ‘rescued’ from smugglers at three Tijuana hotels
by: Salvador Rivera
Posted: Mar 3, 2023 / 03:23 PM CST
Updated: Mar 3, 2023 / 03:23 PM CST
TIJUANA (Border Report) — Earlier this week, 13 migrants from Mauritania, a small Muslim country in northwest Africa, were discovered being held against their will at a Tijuana hotel.
Advocates say hotels are being used by smugglers as stash houses where the migrants are kept until they can secure payment for transport into the U.S.
Now, Tijuana Police is saying they actually removed 79 migrants from three hotels including Hotel Jacuzzys where the asylum seekers from Mauritania were found.
Officials with the National Institute for Migration in Tijuana confirm 79 migrants were brought to their facility after being “rescued” by police officers and members of Mexico’s National Guard.
https://www.borderreport.com/news/79-migrants-rescued-from-smugglers-at-three-tijuana-hotels/
