It could also discourage large camps on Mexico's side of the border, where migrants cling to unrealistic hopes. Previously, about 80% of migrants admitted to seek asylum in the area were Haitian, Rangel-Samponaro said. At Casa de Luz, a Tijuana shelter for about 50 LGBTQ migrants, four quickly got appointments. Banda, the shelter director, said 100 were getting selected every week. “The problem is that the system is saturated and it's chaos," he said after another morning of failed attempts.

Source: ABC News January 29, 2023 05:23 UTC