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‘What if we stay in Mexico?’ With chances in the US dashed, migrants make new lives south of border

The plan wasn't to stay in Mexico, but many asylum seekers have decided to make a go of it as legal avenues to immigrating to the U.S. have been closed by the Trump administration

Rocío Ramos looks from a doorway in her home on May 19 in Tijuana. The El Salvadorian family had planned to seek asylum in the United States, but on the day of their CBP One appointment a winter storm washed out the road making it impassable. They now have started a new life in Tijuana. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Rocío Ramos looks from a doorway in her home on May 19 in Tijuana. The El Salvadorian family had planned to seek asylum in the United States, but on the day of their CBP One appointment a winter storm washed out the road making it impassable. They now have started a new life in Tijuana. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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The Trump administration has essentially closed legal avenues to seek asylum in the U.S.

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