Their Separate Ways

“On April 6th, Jeff Sessions and Kirstjen Nielsen, the head of Homeland Security, announced a zero-tolerance policy for immigrants at the border. Anyone who didn’t cross the U.S. border at an official port of entry would be criminally prosecuted, even if they were seeking asylum, and those travelling with their children would be separated from them. The policy was now official.” The New Yorker: How the Trump Administration Got Comfortable Separating Immigrant Kids from Their Parents.

+ “Every month, thousands of deportees from the United States and hundreds of asylum-seekers from around the world arrive in Tijuana. Many never leave.” California Sunday Magazine with a deep dive into Tijuana: City of Exiles.

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