>> A RUSSIAN CAMP WITH
FAMILIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN
SET RIGHT AT THE U.S. BORDER.
THEY OPPOSED THE INVASION OF
UKRAINE THAT HAVE FLED ACROSS
THE WORLD WITH NO FEES. US TO
ENTER THE CAMPING OUT FOR DAYS
IN FRONT OF THE PORT OF ENTRY.
ANTON AND HIS WIFE JULIA SAY
GOING BACK HOME IS NOT AN
OPTION.
>> YES, I DO FEEL UNSAFE IN
THERE'S BEEN SOME POLICE AFTER
ME. I KNOW MY POLITICAL
ACTIVISM IS IS HAS BEEN
NOTICED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS NOW
BRACING FOR MORE RUSSIANS ON
THE WAY. BUT THEIR RIVALS
BEGAN BEFORE THE WAR WITH
75,000 FLYING IN LAST YEAR AND
ANOTHER 28,000 SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. >> MANY OF THEM NOW ATTEMPTING
>> MANY OF THEM NOW ATTEMPTING
TO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S..
THIS GROUP RUSHING THE SAN
DIEGO PORT OF ENTRY IN
SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. OTHERS
RENTING OR BUYING CARS TO MAKE
IT JUST A FEW FEET INSIDE
AMERICAN TERRITORY WHERE THE
CAR IS THEN LEFT BEHIND THE
LEGAL ACTIONS TRIGGERED BY
NECESSITY WITH THE BOARD ARE
STILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE TO
ASYLUM SEEKERS. THE CURRENT
POLICY KNOWN AS TITLE. 42 THAT
WAS PUT IN PLACE DURING THE
PANDEMIC HAS BEEN SHUTTING THE
DOOR TO PEOPLE FROM ALL
COUNTRIES WITH STRONG PUSH
BACK FROM HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS.
WHAT SHOULD THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT TO.
>> WE'RE ASKING THAT TITLE. 42
AM TODAY AND THE UNITED STATES
RESUME PROCESS FOR VULNERABLE.
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
TO COME. TELL US SOUTHERN
BORDER.
>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY HAS ISSUED GUIDANCE
TO BORDER AGENTS REMINDING
THEM EXEMPTIONS CAN BE GIVEN
FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS. AND
INTERNAL MEMO OF THAT GUIDANCE
REPORTED BY CBS NEWS SHOWS
UKRAINIANS MENTION. BUT NOT
THE RUSSIANS. AT THE BORDER.
MOST UKRAINIANS BEING ALLOWED
TO ENTER WHILE ON TYNE AND
JULIA WATCH ALONG WITH OTHER
RUSSIANS WE'LL RIDE HEAR ABOUT
A WEEK. SO WELL, I WOULD LIKE
JUST WASH MY PARENTS. SO WE
DECIDED MY HUSBAND IS A BIT
SEATS. SO YOU'RE HERE. HE'S
WEISS. JULIA AND HER GROUP HAD
TO PICK UP THE CAMP AND MOVE
AWAY FROM THE PORT OF ENTRY.
>> BUT THEY'LL REMAIN AT THE
BORDER WITH OTHER RUSSIANS
STUCK IN LIMBO.
>> ALL RIGHT. QUAD JOINS US
NOW. WHAT I KNOW YOU MENTIONED
THIS IN YOUR STORY THAT THIS
ALL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO
WHEN RUSSIAN STARTED COMING
IN, BIGGER NUMBERS TO THE
U.S.. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING NOW
FROM YOUR SOURCES ON THE
GROUND AND WHAT ARE RUSSIANS
TRYING TO SEEK ASYLUM TO THE
U.S. SAYING ABOUT THIS WAR. SO
A RUSSIAN STARTED COMING TO
MEXICO IN LARGE NUMBERS, MANY
OF THEM FLEEING THE GOVERNMENT
AND RUSSIA BECAUSE THEY
PERSECUTED THERE RIGHT. BUT
NOW WITH THE WAR, THERE'S LESS
FLIGHTS THAT GO FROM THAT PART
OF THE WORLD TO MEXICO. SO
THERE'S BEEN LESS RUSSIANS
COMING IN. BUT THE ONES THAT
ARE STILL COMING INTO. MEXICO
SAY THEY HAVE FLED BECAUSE OF
THE WAR. SO NOW FOR THE ONES
THAT HAVE MADE IT TO THE U.S.
MEXICO BORDER OR CURRENTLY
THERE WAITING WITH UKRAINIANS.
THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOME TYPE
OF POLICY CHANGE THAT COULD
FAVOR THEM. BUT WE'VE ONLY
SEEN THAT TO HELP THE
UKRAINIANS AT THE U.S. MEXICO
BORDER. WE SHOT TPS, WHICH IS
THE TEMPORARY PROTECTION
STATUS GIVEN TO UKRAINIANS
WERE ALREADY IN THE U.S. WHEN
THE WAR STARTED. WE ALSO SAW
THE GUIDANCE, RIGHT. THE
GUIDANCE THAT WAS ISSUED TO
BORDER OFFICIALS INDICATING
THEY CAN GIVE HUMANITARIAN
EXCEPTIONS TO THE UKRAINIANS
AT THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER
BECAUSE OF THE WORK AND NOW
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS
PREPARING TO UNVEIL A PLAN TO
BRING IN VULNERABLE REFUGEES
FROM UKRAINE DIRECTLY INTO THE
U.S. YET FOR THE RUSSIANS THAT
ARE IN MEXICO WHO SAY THEY ARE
PERSECUTED IN THEIR COUNTRY.
THEY'RE SORT OF STUCK IN LIMBO