Border Shelter in Juarez Nearly Empty as U.S. Asylum Access Vanishes: 'Trump's Rules Are Severe, and Migrant Arrivals Are Rare'
Across the border, worsening conditions in shelters are a growing concern as many migrants are showing signs of malnourishment, dehydration and dental illnesses
The Pan de Vida shelter in Ciudad Juarez, once home to as many as 400 migrants, now stands mostly empty, as a new piece from Border Report reveals. The slowdown in arrivals began last year after President Joe Biden made the CBP One app the only legal pathway to request asylum but the flow halted entirely in January, when Donald Trump returned to office.
Other migrant shelters across Juarez are experiencing similar declines as some families have returned to their home countries or moved to cities like Mexico City. Those still in Juarez face dwindling options.
"Trump's rules are severe, and migrant [arrivals] are rare," shelter director Ismael Martinez told Border Report, which toured the largely abandoned property this week. Only a few individuals remain: a young man on a swing, a Honduran washing dishes, and another man speaking on the phone.
https://www.latintimes.com/border-shelter-juarez-nearly-empty-us-asylum-access-vanishes-trumps-rules-are-severe-579982
