Afghans stranded in Mexico under Trump immigration crackdown face bleak choices
By : Sandhya
Update: 2025-01-24 13:23 GMT
Afghan migrants stranded in Mexico after Trump border crackdown. Muslim migrants face danger, discrimination in Mexico. Afghans stranded in Mexico say they will wait for legal pathway to U.S. TIJUANA, Mexico, - Naser Zazai, 29, had planned to reunite with his mother and brother in the United States this week after fleeing Afghanistan, where he says he was threatened and attacked because his brother had once worked for the U.S. military.
Instead, he is now stranded in Mexico after U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday abruptly canceled all asylum appointments for migrants waiting in Mexico - including Zazai's, scheduled for Jan. 22.