But they never check the hair, she says.
But Bonillas husband and children convinced her to keep pushing forward at every turn.
Were taking life day by day.
Texan National Guards try to evict migrants in American territory on March 22, 2024, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.Christian Torres/Anadolu/Getty Images
Only God knows if Ill get an appointment, the date and time.
And only He knows if Ill see my family again.
Already, prices have risen for coyotes, organized crime operatives who ferry migrants over the border.
Like every mechanism used to immigrate, legal or illegal, people with greater means are favored.
How could a family of five, like Bonillas, come up with that kind of money?
Migrants are often forced to borrow cash, usually from family members, to pay the fee.
Sometimes, its all a scam, and the coyote never arrives.
Scammers target migrants with impressive creativity.
And then between here and the border, its assured theyll suffer some kind of circumstance, Reza says.
Weve been looking for information, but it all just happened so fast, he says.
Reza expects the shelter will have difficulties in the coming years ensuring their budget.
The most publicized case was a lawsuit against a Catholic, El Paso shelter, Annunciation House.
I miss my wife, he says.
But I dont have the money to bring her here yet.
Theres a gang of 400 men that controls our neighborhood.
Over a thousand families are still separated, five years later.
