The Venezuelans who left too late: migrants stranded by abrupt Biden policy change

Migrants will no longer be able to join their families in the US while they wait their turn in the asylum process but instead forced to languish in Mexico

The news could not have reached Remira Alarsa at a worse moment.

Since leaving her home in Venezuela last month, the former teacher, her husband and nephew had trekked thousands of miles through seven countries, determined to resettle in the US - only to be robbed of their savings in Guatemala.