A Mexican Mother’s Odyssey of Applying for Asylum

Mexican citizens are the largest group applying for political asylum in the United States, but though many apply, only a few end up winning. Last year, 9,000 Mexicans applied for asylum, and during the same period, only 124 managed to win cases from previous years. Among those who apply for asylum, there are Mexicans who were deported and their family members, who, when they returned to their country of oiring, became some of the most vulnerable victims of organized crime. Valeria Fernández brings us the odyssey of a mother trying to flee that violence.

The full story is available in Spanish.

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