Protocolos de Protección de Migrantes

The stress of the humanitarian crisis at the border is not only affecting the migrants, but also is impacting the U.S. Border Patrol agents who are increasingly finding themselves dealing with situations that are completely new to them.

Scores of Central American migrants have arrived at the border between Mexico and the United States. Many of them are fleeing their home countries to escape gang violence and extortion, but they have found themselves in Mexican border cities like Tijuana, where violence is just as prevalent as back home.

As part of Univision’s week-long series looking at the border crisis, Valeria Leon reports on the journey for the mostly Central American migrants who have joined the caravans heading to the United States. It's a challenging trip for anyone, much more so for single mothers who decide to make the trek with their children.

In Mexico City, the government is implementing stricter measures to deal with the flow of migrants coming into the country from Central America. Many of these policies took effect after the arrival of the last caravan and could offer a preview of Mexico's new attitude towards migrants passing through the country.

Hundreds of migrants are living in makeshift tents along the bridge that connects Mexico with Texas as they wait their turn to request asylum or get word on their case. The number has been growing since the Trump administration began sending asylum-seekers back to Mexico after making their initial claim, a new policy that went into effect in January. Enrique Morones, founder of Border Angels, a non-profit organization helping migrants, spoke to UNews about this latest problem at the border.

In Tijuana, residents are taking measures to protect themselves and their homes out of fear of the wave of migrants who arrived with the 'caravan'. Some have taken to stealing barbed wire installed by the U.S. to protect their homes, according to policeu