Just hours after taking office, the new Trump administration shut down CBP One, a Biden administration app that allowed migrants to request appointments to apply for asylum in the U.S., closing one of the key avenues for migrants to come into the country legally. But despite the new hurdle, asylum-seekers remain determined to make their way up north and start a new life.
That was the case of Dayana Castro, a 25-year-old migrant from Venezuela whose appointment was canceled after the app shut down. Her, her husband and their 4- and 7-year-old children had made their way through the dangerous Darien Gap jungle, escaping extreme weather conditions and criminal gangs that prey on migrants like them.
