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Pedro Camacho

Advocate Urges Faster Asylum Processing in Mexico Amid Years-Long Delays: 'Simply Asking That Federal Statutes Be Followed'

The border before migrants arrive to El Ceibo, Guatemala (Credit: Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Political asylum cases in Mexico are taking up to two years to resolve, a new Border Report piece revealed, citing Darinka Carballo, director of the Gaia Migrant Foundation in Baja California.

Carballo argued that current immigration practices "criminalize migrants," contributing to prolonged wait times and institutional barriers. "Their motives aren't considered to be true," Carballo told Border Report. "The process is delayed due to the institutional biases in place."

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