Tent shelter for migrants shuts down in Juarez

JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) -- The tent migrant shelter in Juárez that opened in October 2023 was shut down on Tuesday by the City of Juárez and Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM).

The shelter was originally intended to be opened for only two months when the latest migrant surge hit the Juárez - El Paso border in late 2023, but it didn't cease operations for over nine months.

El Diario de Juárez is reporting this shelter hosted over 9,000 migrants from Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, Perú, and Mexico, among other countries.

The shelter was located near the Stanton Port of Entry, next to both cities' downtown areas. Local, state, and federal authorities and agencies were constantly involved in the operations and surveillance of the facility.

ABC-7 has reached out for more information to the Juárez Department of Human Rights, one of the agencies overseeing this recently closed shelter.

In recent months, the border has seen a decrease in migrant encounters conducted by U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector.