Abstract
Thousands of Central Americans arrived in Tijuana in the fall of 2018 with hope of seeking asylum in the United States. Due to controversial US policy, asylum seekers add their name to a list and wait in Mexico for months to years for their asylum hearing. Amid a surge of arrivals, this list has stretched to thousands of names, and the length of waiting time keeps getting longer. Overall, it is estimated that there are 58,000 migrants awaiting asylum in Mexico. Tijuana has the largest group of asylum seekers, with an estimated number of 10,000. Most of these refugees are living in shelters subsidized by the Mexican government, religious organizations, and other nonprofit organizations. Some of these shelters offer medical and mental health services staffed by volunteers, but as the number of refugees grows, so do their medical and psychological needs.
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