70 Residents in Nogales Shelter Amidst Covid-19 Pandemia

NOGALES, SONORA, MX – In the days of higher risk of infections of Covid-19 in Sonora and Mexico, 70 migrants, many of them minors, are living in a local immigrant shelter.

To date, fortunately there are no registered infections of Covid-19.

Gilda Esquer, the owner of the San Juan Bosco Asylum for Migrants, said that the pandemic has complicated the daily activities at the center.

She stated that they have had to adopt measures such as the use of the facemask for all migrants, as well as the use of antibacterials and a policy of continuous hand washing.

The floors, the walls, and the door handles are disinfected frequently with a solution of water and chlorine.

Women and children remain in the shelter for the full 24 hours of the day for their protection, while the men leave the center in the morning and return at night.

Unlike other times, there is currently a small population of residents to attend.

In previous months, they were attending up to 300 people daily, not just Mexicans, but also of Central America and from other countries.

Many of the immigrants are seeking humanitarian asylum in the United States and the rest are mostly people that were deported.

A phenomenon that has happened lately is that there of deported immigrants who no longer try to get back into the United States, but, rather choose to move back to their place of origin.

If you would like to donate, you can contact San Juan Bosco Shelter directly through their website.