Share this Story: Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico scramble for asylum applicationsHundreds of migrants in southern Mexico scramble for asylum applicationsArticle content TAPACHULA — Around 1,000 migrants flocked to a sports stadium in southern Mexico on Tuesday to claim appointments for requesting asylum in the country as the national refugee agency grapples with surging demand that has overwhelmed capacity. Thousands of other migrants have amassed in the city of Tapachula bordering Guatemala, often waiting months for responses to their asylum applications, a limbo that many migrants without jobs or money find intolerable. Try refreshing your browser, or Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico scramble for asylum applications Back to videoAdvertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Mexican officials are now urging Haitians who retreated to Mexico, fearful of deportation to Haiti, to complete their asylum applications https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mexico-urges-haitians-us-mexico-border-give-up-head-south-2021-09-24 in Tapachula. Article content Most asylum seekers clustered at the stadium were from Haiti, the nationality that ranks second for most asylum applications in Mexico this year, after Hondurans.

Source: National Post September 28, 2021 21:45 UTC