These are the families who had the door to asylum slammed shut in their faces
On the afternoon of January 20 in downtown Ciudad Juárez, Sol and Dayane were in tears. They had an appointment in a few short days to request asylum in the United States through the CBP One application, until Donald Trump shut down the system in the first few minutes of his presidency. The action has left thousands of migrants stranded in Mexican territory with no chance of seeking shelter on the other side of the border. Sol and Dayane waited nearly a year for the platform to confirm their appointment. Meanwhile, they cleaned, worked at a printing company and sold candy. They never begged to survive, they insist. The appointment was their reward. For Sol, it was also the chance to reunite with her underage children, who are on the other side of the wall. But from one moment to the next, the future was shattered for thousands of people.
