United States: on the Texas border with Mexico, the disillusionment of asylum seekers

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In Texas, on the border between the United States and Mexico, migrants flock, March 24, 2021. © AP / Julio Cortez

By: Thomas Harms Follow

4 min

More than 650 asylum seekers have been arriving in Brownsville, Texas every day for several weeks.

Since Joe Biden came to power, they have flocked to enter.

But it is not that simple.

Migrants who have endured appalling conditions to arrive are not automatically welcomed in the United States, far from it.

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  • Mexico

  • Immigration