Biden shut a migrant camp. Then this bigger one appeared
Central American migrants are waiting in Mexico, hoping the U.S. will grant them asylum. Here's what it's like for them.
Headlines From The Times · Marina Peña, Gustavo Arellano, Ashlea Brown, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Shani Hilton, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Mario Diaz, Lauren Raab, Melissa Kaplan, Heba Elorbany
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Show Notes
Right now, migrant camps are popping up on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. They’re filled with people who escaped dire circumstances in their home countries and seek a chance at officially living in the United States. But the Biden administration is telling these people, much like in the Trump years: Better luck next time.
Today, we launch the first in a two-part series on these camps. We start in Reynosa, Mexico, where about 2,000 Central Americans wait for their U.S. amnesty cases to be heard. Later this week, we’ll head to Del Rio, Texas, where more than 16,000 Haitians have gathered — and are currently getting deported. L.A. Times Houston bureau chief Molly Hennessy-Fiske explains the situation.
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