The migrant has been granted anonymity by StarMetro due to the risk that his remaining family in Honduras could be targeted. Several thousand more Central American migrants arrived at the border earlier this week in the midst of a government shutdown. The agreement has been widely criticized by migrant advocates, due to the differences in the way Canada and the U.S. handle asylum claims. What those stories miss is that there are few options for Honduran migrants at this point, he said. In the meantime, the Honduran man keeps checking his phone, waiting for a call from his brother’s family.

Source: thestar January 19, 2019 12:28 UTC