Tijuana, November 2.—It was not yet noon on Tuesday when the residents of the Chaparral migrant camp lost power, a service they use to charge their phones and stay in touch with their families.
Beatriz Bustillos said that a truck, apparently from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), arrived to cut off the power; she lamented that they were left without the ability to connect to their cell phones, a means by which they not only communicate with their families in Central America, but also check the status of their immigration appointment in the United States.
Chaos and uncertainty
“Everyone is in chaos; we're nervous because they haven't told us what's going to happen (with the camp), why so many authorities and nothing… they just came to fence it off, and now there's no power,” said the migrant woman, referring to the fence installed on Friday by the City Council to control access and prevent hazards.
Beatriz Bustillos arrived at the El Chaparral camp four months ago. She came from her native Honduras with her two children. She says she fears more service outages, including the lack of drinking water, and that they get their supply from a community tap.
