A group of 35 Russians was secretly ushered into the US last week after waiting for days to cross the southwestern border while Ukrainian citizens were welcomed in, according to a new report.

The asylum seekers had been camped out near the border crossing between Tijuana and San Ysidro, Calif., with Mexican officials growing impatient for them to move, VICE World News reported Monday.

According to the outlet, Thomas E. Reott, the US consul in Tijuana, met with members of the Russian encampment earlier this month with Mexican officials present and relayed that the asylum-seekers could cross the border within three to four days if they vacated the camp.