Biden Administration Removes Rodney Scott as Head of US Border Patrol In a widely expected move, the Biden Administration ousted Rodney Scott as the head of US Border Patrol. His departure clears the way for new leadership, likely to be chosen by Biden’s nominee for head of CBP, Chris Magnus. The Biden Administration remains under pressure to fill a number of vacant leadership roles at DHS. US Ends Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors Attorney General Merrick … [Read more...]
Esmeralda’s Story: “My mission is far from over.”
Click here to read the original profile we ran on Esmeralda in October, 2020. Esmeralda fled Guerrero, Mexico in 2019 with her three youngest children. Her family had experienced persecution and death threats for 13 years, but the violence in her town had grown to a fever pitch. She arrived in Nogales, Sonora and put her family’s names on a list. It was the first of 543 days they would spend there, waiting for the chance to seek asylum at the port of entry. “Everything got paralyzed for us … [Read more...]
Consolations and Desolations from the first half of 2021
Time can seem both fast and slow at the same time. For many migrants waiting for their chance to present at the port of entry, time can seem to stand still. Progress doesn’t happen. Then there are moments when time bursts forward suddenly, and seismic shifts that affect tens of thousands of lives happen with the flick of a pen. Overnight, the realities of immigration between Mexico and the US have changed. We’re just over six months into 2021, and I am only four months into my tenure as … [Read more...]
May – June Media Report
Remain in Mexico program repealed On June 1st, the Biden Administration formally ended the Migrant Protection Protocols, which have forced tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for the chance to make their case. Our Executive Director Joanna Williams notes that while this small change in the right direction acknowledges some of the suffering migrants have experienced, a vast swath of migrants who have been affected by the policy remain excluded from a … [Read more...]
Mauricio’s Story: Hardship and Humanity in the Desert
Mauricio decided to leave his hometown in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in search of economic opportunity. As with many towns, Covid-19 and the hurricanes last year had decimated the local economy. People all around him were struggling to survive, let alone make ends meet. Eventually, he decided to take his chances in the US and try to build a life there. When he reached the Mexico side of the US - Mexico border, he was placed with a group of about thirty-five other migrants and several guides … [Read more...]
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