No Way Out: Report Finds Central American Asylum Seekers Trapped in Mexico in Dangerous Conditions

A new report by Mi(C)decins Sans Frontiires - or Doctors Without Borders USA - shows how migration policies imposed by the United States and Mexico have trapped thousands of Central American migrants in dangerous conditions. Called "No Way Out," it is based on nearly 500 interviews with Central American migrants and asylum seekers, most of whom say they were victims of extreme violence prior to leaving their home country or along the migration route through Mexico. Because of the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols, which serve to deter immigration, asylum seekers are often forced to remain in Mexico, where they are often targeted by criminal groups.