A Honduran family waits at the Paso del Norte Bridge in Ciudad Juarez for a CBP One appointment, their hope for asylum in the United States.
Hondurans David Melgar, 28, his wife Gabriela Maradiaga, 26, and their son Tailer Melgar, 8, have their paperwork checked by CBP agents atop the Paso del Norte Bridge to be allowed into the United States for their CBP One appointment in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on Monday, December 9, 2024. The family waited only a few weeks to get the appointment in southern Mexico . CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — David Melgar and his wife stand at the top of the Paso del Norte International Bridge.
The chilly wind blows on the face of their 8-year-old son, who sits in between them on the cold pavement. It's 5:30 a.m. on a Monday in early December. It's still dark, and the temperature feels like 40 degrees. 'We've been here since 3 a.m.,' Melgar, 28, says in Spanish. There are a handful of people in front of him in line. Behind him, nearly two hundred people are waiting.The family fled Honduras, their home country, about two months ago after being extorted for money. They've been in Mexico since. And every day they've been trying to get an appointment with U.S. Customs and Border Protection using the CBP One app. This is their best and safest way to petition for asylum, they say. 'I'm excited because it's a great opportunity for me and for my son, because is a country where education is better,' he says.Hondurans David Melgar, 28, his wife Gabriela Maradiaga, 26 and their son Tailer Melgar, 8, wait atop the Paso del Norte Bridge to be allowed into the United States for their CBP One appointment. Since January 2023, the CBP One app has provided nearly 900,000 people with appointments to show up at ports of entry, get screened, and petition for asylum, Although having an appointment does not grant migrants legal status in the country, it does allow them to apply for a work permit while they wait for an asylum hearing. Melgar says he and his wife want to work in the U.S., provide for his son, and settle down in their'new worl
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