Asylum seeker, Maite Romero, is one of the thousands being forced to wait in Mexico under dangerous conditions — even after President Biden's policy change.
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00:00These are the conditions we live in.
00:03Here we share the house with the lady who gave us support.
00:07Here is where we cook with the lady.
00:11This is the part of the living room.
00:31I have been locked up, hidden.
00:35When I was pregnant, they tried to kidnap me.
00:39After they tried to kidnap me,
00:42I have been hidden with my children, with my baby.
00:46Locked up, without freedom, without going anywhere,
00:51out of fear of being kidnapped.
00:54We, the migrants, being here in Tijuana,
00:57when people see us, when they hear us speak,
01:01they know that we are not from here, from Tijuana.
01:04They know that we are migrants and that is the danger.
01:12We were victims of robbery, extortion.
01:16We were chased by an armed group that operates in Venezuela,
01:20called the Aragua train.
01:58I lost my cut. I have been here for two years.
02:01I lost it for health reasons. I was pregnant.
02:05I ask you to help me, please.
02:07I don't know what is going to happen to me.
02:09I am very desperate. Please help me.
02:21My death case is a prime example
02:24of the uncertainty faced by those who don't have an active case
02:29or have lost their case.
02:32People like Maite and her family need immediate opportunities
02:37to reapply for asylum in the U.S.
02:40in order to escape their current high-risk situation here in Mexico.
02:55The U.S. Department of Human Rights
03:04Multiple human rights organizations have verified cases of violence
03:10and serious crimes against this population,
03:13including murder, kidnapping, disappearance,
03:16and multiple forms of intersectional gender violence.
03:20People under NPP are also at serious risk of infection and illness.
03:26For instance, those living in makeshift camps in places like Matamoros,
03:31near the Texas border, do not have access to drinking water.
03:36They occupy overcrowded houses
03:39and lack resources to avoid contagions like COVID-19 and other diseases.
03:50The U.S. Department of Human Rights
04:01I came to ask for asylum in the U.S.
04:04because I want protection for my children.
04:08I want them to be safe,
04:10not like us, their parents in Venezuela.
04:14I don't want them to be afraid.
04:16We want freedom for our children, for us.
04:20We want a better future.