We're a family now.” Migration and deep scarsĮxperts said it’s impossible to know the true scale of displacement in a country where conflict continues to increase and the government hasn’t done enough to address the root causes. There are sick people here, elderly, I don't need to live (like) this, but I do it for them. “I didn't want to leave because I still have to take care of my sister and my uncle, and not to leave them all.
'It was hard to live over a year without power and running water,” the man told journalists. Because there’s no place to work, he said he survives on money sent by family members now living in the United States. Customs and Border Patrol figures show.Ī 40-year-old-man from El Cajón, who would not give his name because he feared for his safety, said he hasn't left the village because his sister and his uncle are among the eight people remaining. Over 900,000 migrants trying to cross the border have been expelled under COVID-related rules that went into effect in March 2020, U.S.
