The article discusses the plight of Colombians who sought asylum in the U.S. but faced immediate deportation under the Trump administration. Hundreds were sent back after being detained, many of them having turned themselves in at the border. With the administration making asylum applications more challenging—namely cutting off legal pathways—migrants found themselves in dire situations, including hiring smugglers after waiting fruitlessly for appointments. The deportees, some without criminal records, felt that the idea of asylum in the U.S. was increasingly unattainable while facing ongoing violence and hardship back in Colombia.
Some Colombian deportees stated they saw the U.S. only from detention centers, as they sought asylum but were quickly returned to their home country.
Many deported Colombians turned to smugglers after facing repeated difficulties obtaining U.S. asylum appointments, highlighting the challenges of the new immigration policies.
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