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| Mexico: People forced to flee now face greater dangers
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Harsh migration policies enforced by the United States, Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala are leaving people on the move even more vulnerable to the dual threats of organized crime and COVID-19. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in northern Mexico are witnessing the increase in mass expulsions of people turned away from the US under the Title 42 order, which effectively blocks the right to seek asylum. “Our teams give an account of the inhumane treatment migrants receive in detention centers in the US, the impact it has on their health, and the acute stress they carry with them,” said MSF medical advisor Geaninna Ramos. “There are many women with children in their arms, who haven't
eaten or received dignified treatment while in detention, and without COVID-19 prevention measures in place." Read more.
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