Frustration among migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID restrictions remain

A migrant seeking asylum in the United States passes a child to a U.S Border Patrol agent after crossing the Rio Bravo river, the border between the U.S. and Mexico, after the U.S. Supreme Court said Title 42 should be kept in place for now, as seen from Matamoros, Mexico December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived.

Castellanos and his brother are Venezuelans, and they were among dozens of migrants gathered on both sides of the Rio Grande on Monday night in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, with some lighting small fires to keep warm as temperatures dropped toward freezing.