Belize, Costa Rica and Panama also saw a rise to more than 4,300 refugee applications last year from people fleeing El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Crossing Mexico and trying to enter the United States, chancing deportation all along the way, seemed unnecessarily risky. Even as it has cracked down on illegal migration along its southern border, Mexico has come under pressure to welcome more refugees. Last year Mexico granted refugee status to one of every three applicants from the Northern Triangle, according to government data. Now they share a neat, simply furnished two-bedroom apartment with a woman from El Salvador and her toddler daughter, who also received refugee status.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2017 03:56 UTC