'I feel sad every day without her. I feel lonely. But it was much more dangerous for her here than for either of us over there. May God forgive me.' Via theintercept
An encampment of asylum-seekers near the Gateway International Bridge on Oct. 22, 2019, in Matamoros, Mexico.An encampment of asylum-seekers near the Gateway International Bridge on Oct. 22, 2019, in Matamoros, Mexico.trapped in Mexico by the U.S. government’s so-called Migrant Protection Protocols, are leaving their parents and presenting themselves at the border alone.
Ruiz felt bereft but not surprised. Yolani had just turned 17 when she made her solo crossing over the bridge. And because she is not yet 18, she is exempt from the Migrant Protection Protocols, the Trump administration program that turns asylum-seekers back at the southern border and orders them to remain in Mexico while awaiting court hearings to decide their claims.
Asylum-seekers wait in line for a meal provided by Team Brownsville, a U.S. humanitarian aid group whose volunteers offer food to refugees in Matamoros.Left/Top: A father and son who are seeking asylum in the U.S. sleep in a hammock in the encampment in Matamoros. Right/Bottom: Children and their families look through books that are brought to the encampment by volunteers, reading them at the table while they're available.Not all of the camp residents are in MPP.
The lines were intolerable to many, and rather than wait, some went to the river to do laundry, bathe, and — because of the heat and boredom — to swim. They swam near the same spot, full of deadly eddies and whirlpools, where a young man and his toddler daughter drowned in June.Left/Top: Miguel, left, washes clothes with his daughter Julissa, 15, in the encampment, where they have been living for the last two months — since they were sent to Mexico under MPP.
Word in the camp was that two siblings, ages 5 and 8, had walked into the U.S. back in the summer and told officials that they had “lost their mother” . By October, the tents were abuzz with talk about such crossings — and with conversation among children themselves about whether they should make the trip, with or without parental blessing.
Jairo went to a children’s shelter. Days later, I was with his mother when her phone rang with a call from a social worker. She said Jairo was doing well and then let him talk to his mother. She feigned cheeriness and said she was happy for Jairo. After hanging up, she was tearful.
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