Elliot Spagat, immigration reporter and team leader, tells the story of migrants who obeyed U.S. instructions and have been waiting in Mexico to apply for asylum. A new lawsuit alleges the Trump administration is carrying out a ‘bait and switch’ by now banning asylum for many of those immigrants who passed through another country on their way to the U.S. border.
Putting a human face on US border ‘bait and switch’
At a San Diego border crossing, two Mexican boys in Tijuana listen to volunteers calling names from a list of those waiting to claim asylum in the U.S., Sept. 26, 2019. The Trump administration instructed migrants to wait in Mexico for an opportunity to apply for asylum, but has since imposed sharp restrictions on eligibility, attorneys said in a court filing.
AP Photo / Elliot Spagat