Mateo is one of 471 parents deported under the “zero tolerance” policy without their children, many of whom are stuck in a sort of immigration purgatory. Last weekend, 29 parents from Central America were allowed to cross the border into America to apply for asylum and begin the process to reunite with their separated children. But advocates say it’s too costly and complicated to replicate this effort for the potentially hundreds of other parents in this situation. “The only thing I wanted to do was get in contact with my son,” Mateo told HuffPost. Pinheiro says the government is deliberately creating an “overly complex process” so that deported parents seeking asylum will be easier to reject.

Source: Huffington Post March 07, 2019 19:30 UTC