America Ferrera leads Tijuana migrant shelter visit; calls for changes to U.S. policy

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America Ferrera leads Tijuana migrant shelter visit; calls for changes to U.S. policy
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America Ferrera and a group of actors and activists have spoken out against the Trump administration policy requiring migrants seeking asylum in the US to have to wait in Mexico instead.

that migrants don’t have to enter the U.S. through an authorized port of entry in order to seek asylum.at the border have surfaced over the past months, Milanich explains that this practice “violates the laws that protect them.”

“Turning people away at a port of entry, often times brings illegality,” said Milanich, who is also an expert witness and an interpreter in political asylum cases through the . She explained this practice essentially pushes migrants into the edge of desperation — sometimes opting to not cross through an authorized port of entry, which is one of the safest ways to get to the U.S.has spoken out for migrants in the past but said the urge to speak louder intensified after images of U.S. officials separating migrant children from their parents emerged last year.

She spoke of holding her newborn last year and thinking, “How dire would my situation have to be to grab this brand new child and walk for a month, with no access to clean water and food, not knowing what I would meet along the way, to try and seek asylum and safety and refuge because my situation was so bad?”

The visit to Tijuana was meant to educate those who went so they can better engage and influence on an issue that matters to them,

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