Congress members are saying asylum seekers are ‘forced to wait in danger’ as advocates try to get them legal protectionIn early June, Ofelia Arrellano said a gang in Mexico City threatened to kidnap her younger son if she didn’t pay a $160 monthly fee for keeping her toy store afloat.Arellano, 37, and her two sons gathered enough money and fled. She feared the gangs’ reach if she stayed in Mexico, so they went north, towards the US, she said. Continue reading…
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Author : Justo Robles in Nogales, Mexico
Publish date : 2024-08-09 12:00:14
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