Ron, over at "Talk Baja," is reporting that there will be new immigration checkpoints outside of Tijuana, and that all vehicles will be stopped and
asked to provide proof of legal status. Ron, also states, if you don't have your FMM you will be turned over to the federal immigration authorities!
Well, if you actually read some of the Spanish newspaper articles, it doesn't exactly say what Ron, is saying, and clearly Ron, is adding to his
interpretation of the article he is reading, and Ron, is leaving out what's behind these checkpoints and crackdowns.
The road blocks will be on the Tecate-Ensenada highway, and what they are looking for is migrants from Central America, on the order of the President
of Mexico, who no doubt is trying to live up to the agreement with the US and Trump, to stop or slow the migrants from coming to the US. Of course,
the migrants will still come, the Federal police, and especially the new National guard that's coming to town will probably not stop very many
migrants from Central America, trying to go north.
But my point is that the Federal police, Military, or soon the National Guard, is probably not going to target Americans, crossing without a FMM, and
then haul you in. If they haul you in for deportation, I will be shocked!
Ron in my opinion is engaged in scare tactics on his site, because he get upset when some of his members, claim like me, they often just drive or
walk in without getting a FMM, which Ron, views as illegal, and will ban anyone who doesn't get with the program of always getting a FMM anytime in
Mexico. ( strong censorship on that site)
During the last couple of weeks, many on "Talk Baja" had no clue that you're supposed to stop and get a FMM, and even some of my Mexican-American,
friends who travel to Baja often by car, had no idea about any FMM requirements.
Now personally, I probably still won't get the FMM, since most of my trips by car are brief, or I walk in as a pedestrian, but that's just me, and
thousands of others who have no idea you're supposed to stop and get a FMM.
The information is here, and as always do what you believe is right and lawful.
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From Ron, at "Talk Baja" and his loose translation of an article on the subject.
New immigration checkpoint outside of Tijuana
"All vehicles will be stopped and asked to show official identification... Anyone not able to provide proof of legal status in Mexico will be turned
over to federal immigration authorities to be able to legalize their status in Mexico."
To help assist you in obtaining your FMM for travel into Mexico as a tourist you can now initiate the process online at:
https://www.inm.gob.mx/fmme/publico/en/solicitud.html
Some of you have argued that you didn't obtain one in the past because you were simply "waved through".
Unfortunately, that will not protect you should you be stopped as those "waving you through" are not employed by immigration but are customs officials
- just like at the airports where you have separate process lines for your visa and then another to check to see what you are bringing with you into
the country.
I have no doubt that some of you will continue to slip through without getting caught but why take the risk?
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Here is the article I read on the subject:
https://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/estatal/reten-para-deteccion-... |