They were one of the first families to contend with a radical U.S. policy shift that makes asylum seekers stay in Mexico while their cases wind through immigration courts. In this March 5, 2019, image, Ruth Aracely Monroy walks with her sons as they pass two women in the red-light district of Tijuana, Mexico. Change is being introduced slowly — 240 people were returned to Tijuana from San Diego in the first six weeks. The shift comes as more asylum-seeking families from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico. Catholic Charities of the San Diego Diocese had to overcome worries about safety and not having license.

Source: thestar March 15, 2019 14:48 UTC