Ukrainians arriving at Mexico-U.S. border doubles in less than a week, officials say

Ukrainians who fled to Mexico amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine are questioned by police officers and soldiers while heading toward a shelter after arriving in Tijuana to enter the U.S., in Tijuana, Mexico, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-ha NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

The number of Ukrainians arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum in the United States since Russia's invasion of its neighbor has more than doubled in less than a week, officials said.

Lying on plastic mattresses, hundreds of Ukrainians including families waited in a crowded shelter run by the local government in the Mexican border city of Tijuana this week.