Growing number of Ukrainian refugees arriving at US-Mexico border
Under the Trump-era policy citing pandemic health concerns, immigration officials can - and do - turn away most families and adults seeking asylum without a chance to present their cases.
In the last few weeks, the number of Ukrainian families arriving in Tijuana grew exponentially. There are two staging areas near the San Ysidro Port of Entry, and the waitlist Friday was at nearly 600 people. In groups of a few dozen at a time, U.S. immigration officials allow Ukrainian refugees into the U.S. They're granted an exemption from Title 42, a Trump-era policy that remains in place. It's allowed U.S. immigration officials to largely turn away people seeking asylum, citing pandemic concerns.
"There have been some exceptions made for unaccompanied children and now for Ukrainians, and then some of these sort of case-by-case exemptions for particularly vulnerable families," said Blaine Bookey, legal director of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies."But everyone else has been completely shut out from seeking asylum.".
Landy and Anthony met in Brazil after fleeing gang violence in Port-au-Prince. Landy recounts her cousin was raped and her body was held for ransom. Her sister was assaulted in the last few weeks.
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