The Migrant Crisis: A View From the Other Side of the Border

The Migrant Crisis: A View From the Other Side of the Border
The El Chaparral migrant encampment in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 22, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
John Fredricks
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TIJUANA, Mexico—In a dim church auditorium with three-story ceilings, nestled at the bottom of a steep, trash-strewn canyon in Tijuana, Mexico, the loud cries of hundreds of children pierce the air.

Huddled inside, some sleeping on mats, over a thousand migrants from Central and South America have sought shelter in the Iglesia Embajadores de Jesús, one of the only indoor options they have while waiting to navigate the path to U.S. citizenship.

John Fredricks
John Fredricks
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John Fredricks is a California-based journalist for The Epoch Times. His reportage and photojournalism features have been published in a variety of award-winning publications around the world.
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