New policy blocks asylum seekers at border
HOUSTON - The young Honduran woman hoped to enter the United States through Brownsville, Texas, but early Tuesday she was among thousands of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border who could not be sure what might happen next.
Melisa said she and other migrants had crossed through two or more countries on their way north, but she did not feel safe seeking asylum in any of them.
"We are not safe either in Honduras or in Mexico," said the 27-year-old, who asked to be identified by her first name only after fleeing death threats in Honduras. "The only country that can give me my freedom of
