New report: Nearly 19,000 asylum seekers await US entry in Mexican border cities

(University of California - San Diego) The number of asylum seekers on wait lists in Mexican border cities or those waiting to get on these lists has grown to 18,700, according to a new report. It reveals the number of asylum-seekers has grown by more than 14,000 in just over the last three months. In addition, wait times are longer than ever before, averaging about one month, and asylum seekers are arriving to an increasing number of cities.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news