越境移民抵達美墨邊境，等候時間漫長

Several hundred Central American migrants arrived Wednesday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana after a month of traveling in hopes of entering the United States.

About 800 migrants are now in Tijuana, and many said they would stay there and wait for the rest of their caravan to arrive and for leaders to advise them on their options for seeking U.S. asylum. Some of the early arrivals went to the border fence to celebrate.

The bulk of the migrant group, about 4,000 people mostly from Honduras, is making its way through the state of Sonora and is expected to arrive in Tijuana in a few days.

The San Ysidro port linking Tijuana to the U.S. city of San Diego, is the busiest crossing on the border. But it only processes about 100 asylum claims per day, meaning those in the caravan who seek that route face a long wait.

Tijuana could also feel the strain with migrant shelters there already at or near capacity.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday it was closing some vehicle lanes at the San Ysidro crossing and the nearby Otay Mesa crossing in order to install additional security “in preparation for the migrant caravan and the potential safety and security risk that it could cause.” Those measures include barricades, fencing, jersey walls and concertina wire.

U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the caravans, casting them as a “national emergency.” On Saturday, he signed a proclamation declaring migrants who enter the country illegally ineligible for asylum. That goes against laws that state anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how they entered the country.

Trump has also ordered thousands of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to support border patrol agents.數百名中美洲移民在歷經一個月的跋涉之後於星期三抵達墨西哥邊境城市蒂華納，希望進入美國。

目前在蒂華納有大約800名移民，許多人說他們將留在那裏等待移民大軍的其餘人到達，並且等候領頭者告訴他們尋求美國庇護有哪些選擇。一些早到的人去邊境護欄前慶祝。

這支大約4,000人的移民隊伍大多數來自洪都拉斯，他們正在穿越墨西哥的索諾拉州，預計將在幾天內抵達蒂華納。

連接蒂華納和美國聖地亞哥市的聖伊西德羅是邊境上最繁忙的過境點。但它每天只處理大約100份庇護申請，這意味着那些尋求從這裏進入美國的移民將面臨漫長的等待。

蒂華納也可能會受到那裏的移民避難所已經或幾近飽和的壓力。

美國海關和邊境保護局週一宣佈，正在關閉聖伊西德羅過境點和附近另一處過境點的一些車道，以便設立額外的安全防護以應對移民大軍，併爲可能帶來的安全風險做準備。 這些防護措施包括路障、圍欄、高牆和螺旋鐵絲網。

美國總統特朗普對移民大軍的行動提出嚴厲批評，將其視爲“國家緊急狀態”。他週六簽署了一項公告，宣佈非法入境的移民不符合接受庇護資格。特朗普還向美墨邊境派遣了數千名士兵，以支援邊境巡邏人員。