Central American in ‘migrant protection’ program slain in Tijuana
During a September immigration court hearing, the family pleaded to be allowed to stay in the U.S., telling an immigration judge they were afraid for the safety if they were returned to Tijuana, their attorney said.
By Wendy Fry
Dec. 12, 2019
2:48 PM
TIJUANA —
A 35-year-old man from El Salvador returned to Mexico under a controversial Trump administration program was brutally murdered in Tijuana while waiting for an outcome to his U.S. asylum case, according to his family’s attorney.
During a seven-month period, the man and his family repeatedly told U.S. officials — including a San Diego immigration court judge, officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection — that they were not safe in Tijuana, the lawyer said.
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