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Leaders of migrant shelters in Tijuana say they are enduring violence and organized crime. One director, a Catholic sister, told GSR her shelter had to change its facilities and "close everything" to keep migrants safe.
Is there a quota for harassment? Author Carlos Iván Molina Aguilar, Olman said he has been detained more than 20 times. Olman Paz, a Honduran national that migrated to Tijuana two years ago with hopes to reach the American Dream, has been harassed, beaten, and threatened with deportation by the police, despite them having no jurisdiction to do it. This type of practice became common under the administration of the former mayor of Tijuana, Juan Manuel Gastelum. The dental bridge Olman said that since his arrival in Playas de Tijuana he has been detained more than 20 times by the police. The l...