Several Central American asylum seekers tell a judge they're afraid to wait in Mexico under a Trump administration policy as their cases are assessed — they say they will be in danger if they return to their home countries.
Two men, both of Honduras, walk with attorneys as they cross into the United States to begin their asylum cases, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico. A group of about five men were on their way to report for their first hearing under a new policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their case winds through U.S. immigration court.
The initial appearances came three days before a federal judge in San Francisco is set to hear arguments by advocacy groups to halt the policy. Customs and Border Protection said it wouldn’t comment due to pending litigation, and Citizenship and Immigration Services had no immediate comment. The policy shift was introduced as families from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador arrive at the U.S. border to seek asylum.
“Sir, we made significant progress in your case this afternoon,” Rico Bartolomei, chief immigration judge in San Diego, told him.
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