Remain in Mexico Policy: The Few Let In To Wait

The Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy has forced an estimated 60,000 people seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while their cases are being heard. Many of the migrants trying to apply for asylum are waiting in camps along the border.

While the policy has been in place, despite many legal challenges, only a few asylum seekers have been allowed to enter the United States while they wait to hear if they will be granted asylum.

On this episode of Latino USA, Fernanda Echavarri and Julia Lurie from Mother Jones went to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to talk to some of the few people allowed into the United States. Fernanda sits down with Maria Hinojosa to talk about their ride-along with a social worker, Raisi Yañez, as he works to help these newly arrived people navigate trying to make a life, while stuck in limbo.

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