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"Remain in Mexico" is a failed and dangerous policy.
One of our clients, Maryori, is a 26-year-old transgender woman. She is a victim of this policy.
Before RAICES staff found her, she was sleeping on sidewalks and in shelters, with all the dangers that brings.
One of our clients, Maryori, is a 26-year-old transgender woman. She is a victim of this policy.
Before RAICES staff found her, she was sleeping on sidewalks and in shelters, with all the dangers that brings.
Once, after being assigned to sleep in a bathroom alongside men, she woke to find her hair in clumps all around her on the floor.
Someone had cut it off while she slept.
Someone had cut it off while she slept.
Forcing children, families, and vulnerable populations, like the LGBTQ+ community, to sleep on the streets of Tijuana or Calexico instead of allowing them to enter the United States to await the processing of their asylum claims is immoral and incredibly dangerous.
The wait for many has already been too long, yet this administration seems intent on making that wait indefinite.
