Activists are working to get some LGBTQ+ asylum seekers a chance to await a decision on their claim in the U.S., rather than staying in Mexico.
Reynaldo Leaños Jr. / Texas Public Radio
Dani Marrero Hi (left) with the Texas Civil Rights Project and attornery Jodi Goodwin (right) talk to Mayela, who is seeking asylum into the U.S.
From Texas Public Radio:
The Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program forces asylum seekers who reach the southern border to wait in Mexico until their court date in the U.S. This has become an especially dangerous limbo for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, who have reported violence and harassment against them.
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