In Tapachula, migrants sew their mouths, start fires and blockade roads, in protest against the Mexican government’s slow process for those seeking asylum and work visas. In some cases, migrants have been trapped in the city for years.

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How the Mexican government has failed to solve the migrant crisis in Tapachula, Mexico

by Drake Presto, Cronkite News
June 21, 2022

<h1>How the Mexican government has failed to solve the migrant crisis in Tapachula, Mexico</h1>
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How the Mexican government has failed to solve the migrant crisis in Tapachula, Mexico

Drake Presto, Cronkite News
June 21, 2022

In Tapachula, migrants sew their mouths, start fires and blockade roads, in protest against the Mexican government’s slow process for those seeking asylum and work visas. In some cases, migrants have been trapped in the city for years.

This article first appeared on Cronkite News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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