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1/ This migrant mother and her child couldn't wait for their asylum court date anymore. They drowned trying to enter the U.S. bit.ly/2LI2SRo
2/ Their names are Idalia Yamileth Herrera Hernandez and Iker Gael Cordova Herrera. They had recently requested asylum. They were sent back to Matamoros, Mexico, to wait for an immigration court hearing. bit.ly/2LI2SRo
3/ They grew more and more desperate while waiting for their hearing, and died while it was still pending, CNN reported. bit.ly/2LI2SRo
4/4 More than 20,000 asylum seekers have been returned to Mexico since the “remain in Mexico” program was launched in January. Migrants subjected to it are required to wait in Mexico, potentially for months, while their asylum cases play out in the U.S. bit.ly/2LI2SRo
