With nearly 2,500 asylum seekers living in close quarters in a Matamoros migrant camp, doctors say the conditions are ripe for an outbreak.
Immigrants in limbo under the “Remain in Mexico” program are prepared for the long haul.
Volunteers from across Texas, the U.S., and abroad have been making the trek to the border to help immigrants trapped in legal limbo.
At hearings in tent courtrooms this week, migrant families were confused and fearful about their prospects.
Trump administration officials on Friday said they will continue to push forward with a controversial policy to require at least some Central American asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are heard, but acknowledged they are moving slowly with the process. Officials said El Paso is likely to
Immigration advocates worry that the policy, which is in effect in California, sends migrants fleeing danger towards more violence.
