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Two young single mothers left their homeland for the US for economic reasons. They sought work in Mexico, heading to Tijuana due to low wages elsewhere. They had hoped to cross to the US, but when the CBP One app was shut down, they opted to apply to stay in Mexico, where they have obtained permanent residency, and stable employment. The are grateful to the Jardín de las Mariposas LGBT+ shelter and other organizations that have helped them.

Marco left his hometown in Chiapas in 2006, coming to Tijuana to look for work. Since then, he’s worked in Tijuana, Monterrey, and Bahía Kino. He recounts the problem of the checkpoints through which he passes when he goes home to Chiapas to visit.

A man from Roatán, Honduras, left his homeland in 2018 for humanitarian reasons and arrived in Mexico City where he obtained permanent residency. He’s thankful for the help he’s received, but it’s been difficult living apart from his daughters with whom he’s lost contact.

fter an initial emigration attempt, with numerous setbacks in Tapachula, this migrant returned home to Guatemala to try to get an appointment for admission to the US via the CPB One app. After making an appointment, he and his family flew to Tijuana only to find out that all appointments had been cancelled. He is now staying in a shelter, working, and waiting to see what happens.

A Venezuelan woman left her country with her four children due to conditions under the dictatorship. Their migration route via the Darien Gap and Central America was difficult (she lost two of her sons in the river, but found them again later). Upon arriving in Mexico City, she began to apply for an appointment to cross to the US via CBP One. But after getting an appointment and arriving at the border, it was already closed.

Christian intent entrar a EEUU legalmente, pero sin éxito, y ahora intenta hacer su vida en Tijuana, una ciudad caracterizada por la violencia y la corrupción policial.

César came to Tijuana from Pueblo with his uncle to escape the problem of drug trafficking in his town. He is working in Tijuana where there are more opportunities than back home. With the border closed, he’ll probably eventually go back home.

After witnessing a violent incident, an English speaking Cameroonian man was detained for several years, When he was finally released, he was advised to immediately leave the country. He crossed to Nigeria where he remained in danger of detention, so he fled to Mexico.

A migrant from Guerrero had lived almost 20 years in the USA when he was arrested due to an incident with a neighbor in Iowa. After nearly dying in jail of a heart attack or embolism, he signed for his voluntary return to Mexico in 2008. Back in Guerrero, he ended up getting displaced because of organized crime. After relocating to Mexico State, he and his wife and daughter decided to try to obtain asylum in the US, but their case was declined. Now he feels desperate.

A man whose parents were addicts grew up amid the streets, jail, drugs, social services and the border. He’s now learned his lessons and recommends that young people avoid drugs and seek solutions in God.