“They didn’t trust that their home country could keep them safe. They didn’t trust the journey, but they made it anyways.”
Verónica G. Cárdenas / Texas Public Radio
A group of asylum seekers, who are part of the LGBTQ community, sit near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros.
From Texas Public Radio:
More than 30,000 asylum-seeking migrants have been returned to Mexico to await their day in immigration court — a process that can take months. This is part of the Trump administration’s Remain in Mexico policy. The program says vulnerable populations may be excluded from the program, but many migrants who are considered vulnerable populations, including LGBTQ asylum-seekers, are still being sent back to Mexico.
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