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Seeking asylum in a time of Covid

The Hechinger Report

Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico have suffered at least 1,544 incidents of rape, murder, torture or other violent attacks — including 341 kidnappings or attempted kidnappings of children, according to Human Rights First. By late-2020, Vásquez had decided to wait until January to send her kids back to class.