“Authorities have just called us telling us that they want us to increase our capacity,” Campos told The Republic. The church has served as temporary shelter since 2018, coordinating with federal authorities to receive and help undocumented immigrants who are released after crossing the border. Ángel Campos, pastor at Monte Vista Church of Christ in Phoenix, said he made an exception Friday to receive more immigrants being dropped off by border officials. Government and congressional authorities have asked some Phoenix-area migrant shelters to increase their capacity after the expiration of Title 42, according to pastors of local centers, but the lack of resources, volunteers and infrastructure prevented them from complying with such requests. Watch Video: Asylum seekers line up in Tijuana, Mexico US officials ask Phoenix shelters to expand capacity for incoming migrants Now with appointments, they have hope they can finally live in safety in the U.S. In Mexico, she and her child were almost kidnapped by cartels while in Chiapas, Mexico. However, almost two weeks ago, Castillo successfully booked an appointment on May 2 for mid-May.įor Amaya, Thursday was the day she successfully got an appointment.Īmaya left El Salvador when her family began to receive death threats after being forced to pay a fee to keep their shop open. “I would cry thinking about how I didn’t want to return (to Guatemala).” “I said I guess I’ll have to settle here,” she said. Months of trying to get an appointment with no luck had made her feel hopeless. She found the shelter in San Luis and has been at Divina Providencia since December. Once in Mexico, she tried to cross the border to turn herself in, but she was detained and sent back to Mexico under Title 42. after people threatened to kill her and everyone else in the store she worked at unless they were paid a ransom.Ĭastillo, her daughter and her cousin traveled for 15 days, hitching rides in the back of trucks, she said. Others raise concernsĬastillo decided to make the trek to the U.S. Others have complained about bugs and error messages.ĬBP One app: The app worked for this family. 28, 2020, the few open spots for applicants compared with the high number of people applying has meant spots book up fast. While staying at the migrant shelter Divina Providencia, Soraya Amaya and Evelin Castillo have both been able to book appointments on the CBP One mobile application. Since the lifting of Title 42 on Thursday night, at least two of them have appointments after almost five months of waiting in limbo. Customs and Border Protection to argue their cases for asylum in the U.S.
SAN LUIS COLORADO - Across the border from San Luis, Arizona, in Yuma County, migrants running from horrific violence have been waiting for months to get appointments with U.S. José Ignacio Castañeda Migrants wait for appointments across from Yuma County The family and the two nationals were taken into the port to be processed by 5:30 p.m. Sachau was present at the port to wait with and assist the family through the process. and wasn't processed until at least four and a half hours later, according to Chelsea Sachau, managing attorney of the Border Action Team at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. NOGALES, Sonora - One Ecuadorian family and two Mexican nationals arrived at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry to request asylum without a CBP One appointment on Friday. Some migrants arrive without appointments Reporters from The Arizona Republic and the USA TODAY Network are covering the news across the U.S. The judge’s order when into effect at the same time that Title 42 ended. However, a federal judge in Florida blocked the Department of Homeland Security from releasing migrants under parole into the interior of the United States. Thursday, the pandemic-era restrictions lifted.
What's next along the border? More than 2.7 million people have been turned away in the three years the Title 42 restrictions have been in effect.Īt 8:59 p.m. View Gallery: Photos at the US-Mexico border: Title 42 health restrictions expire
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