Migrants waiting to cross the border say government’s app for asylum-seekers is a mess


Migrants Juan Ángel Pabón Guerrero and his two daughters, Ana Pabon, left, and Fatima Pabon of Venezuela, sit for a photo inside their tent at a makeshift migrant campsite outside city hall, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Juarez, Chihuahua. The campsite is in front of the migrant center where 40 migrants died in a fire in March. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

A migrant women near Sacred Heart Church shows the CBP One app on her phone, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune A migrant women near Sacred Heart Church shows the CBP One app on her phone, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

Waiting in no man’s land for Border Patrol

A man on the banks of the Rio Grande River throws a water bottle after selling it to a group of migrants waiting on the U.S. side to be picked up and processed by CBP, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Juarez, Chihuahua. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune A man on the banks of the Rio Grande River throws a water bottle after selling it to a group of migrants waiting on the U.S. side to be picked up and processed by CBP, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Juarez, Chihuahua. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

First: Migrant Sergio Ramos, who did not want his face shown, stands near his tent at a makeshift migrant camp, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Juarez, Chihuahua. Last: A young migrant boy plays in-between the makeshift migrant campsite outside city call. First: Migrant Sergio Ramos, who did not want his face shown, stands near his tent at a makeshift migrant camp, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Juarez, Chihuahua. Last: A young migrant boy plays in-between the makeshift migrant campsite outside city call.

A 700-mile round trip for an asylum appointment

Migrant Joseline Decaires Jiménez of Venezuela walks to her bus that is headed to Denver, Monday, May 8, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. Jiménez husband and two daughters are still in Juarez waiting to be allowed to enter the U.S. via the CBP One app. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune Migrant Joseline Decaires Jiménez of Venezuela walks to her bus that is headed to Denver, Monday, May 8, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. Jiménez husband and two daughters are still in Juarez waiting to be allowed to enter the U.S. via the CBP One app. Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune


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