**TO GO WITH STORY BY Elliot Spagat AND EUGENE GARCIA** A Customs and Border Protection officer stands at the entrance to the San Ysidro Port of Entry Wednesday, March 2, 2022, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. More than 8,600 Russians have sought refuge in the U.S. on the Mexican border in recent months. To claim asylum in the U.S., they reach a tiny piece of U.S. soil before inspection booths. They must outsmart U.S. officers who try to block their path. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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**TO GO WITH STORY BY Elliot Spagat AND EUGENE GARCIA** A Customs and Border Protection officer stands at the entrance to the San Ysidro Port of Entry Wednesday, March 2, 2022, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. More than 8,600 Russians have sought refuge in the U.S. on the Mexican border in recent months. To claim asylum in the U.S., they reach a tiny piece of U.S. soil before inspection booths. They must outsmart U.S. officers who try to block their path. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
**TO GO WITH STORY BY Elliot Spagat AND EUGENE GARCIA** A Customs and Border Protection officer stands at the entrance to the San Ysidro Port of Entry Wednesday, March 2, 2022, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. More than 8,600 Russians have sought refuge in the U.S. on the Mexican border in recent months. To claim asylum in the U.S., they reach a tiny piece of U.S. soil before inspection booths. They must outsmart U.S. officers who try to block their path. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Familias de Rusia y Ucrania que han visto sus vidas expuestas por el conflicto bélico entre sus países, están arribando de manera constante y numerosa a la fronteriza ciudad mexicana de Tijuana para solicitar asilo político en Estados Unidos.
