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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Jean ARCE

In Tijuana, Shelter For Muslim Migrants On US Doorstep

Aerial view of the Assabil Inn, a Muslim migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico (Credit: AFP)

From Algeria, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, citizens of distant, Muslim countries wait for US asylum at a shelter in the Mexican border city of Tijuana -- more used to seeing migrants from Latin America than the Middle East.

At the Assabil Inn, Mexico's first shelter catering for US-bound Muslim migrants, the backstories of the guests are as varied as the assortment of languages they speak.

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