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Waylaid in Tijuana

Waylaid in Tijuana is a documentary film that explores how immigration policies adopted in Washington, DC reverberate just south of the border in Tijuana, Mexico. It features migrants and asylum seekers from Haiti and Central America, migration experts, government officials, and migrant advocates from the Tijuana/San Diego region who grapple with the consequences of these policies on a daily basis. This website provides clips from the film, information about screenings, and an updated set of resources on U.S. immigration policies and migrant advocacy.

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66,688

U.S. asylum seekers sent back to Mexico to wait for their next court date under Migrant Protection Protocols (August 2020)

1,200,000

1.2 million expulsions under Title 42 have been carried out since the pandemic began (August 2021)

93.4%

Denial rate for U.S. asylum seekers from the Northern Triangle without legal counsel (FY 2001 – FY 2019)

1%

Share of asylum seekers in MPP that were granted release as of August 2021

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