Tom K. WongVerified account

Just over 1 out of every 5 of our respondents (21.9%) who are seeking asylum with children under the age of 18 have been threatened with physical violence while in Mexico 10/

Altogether, 56.5% of our respondents who have been threatened with physical violence reported that these threats turned into actual experiences of physical violence, including being beaten, robbed, and extorted 11/

The length of time spent waiting in Mexico is statistically significantly related to being threatened with physical violence. Approximately 1 out of every 3 of will likely be threatened with physical violence in Mexico before they make it to their immigration court dates 12/

Just over 1 out of every 3 of our respondents (34.5%) have experienced homelessness while in Mexico 13/

Approximately 1 out of every 3 of our respondents (31.9%) who are seeking asylum with children under the age of 18 have experienced homelessness while in Mexico 14/

The length of time spent waiting in Mexico is statistically significantly related to experiencing homelessness. Over 4 out of every 10 of our respondents will likely experience homelessness in Mexico before they make it to their immigration court dates 15/

Much, much more in the report. Including experiences of discrimination, being told by Mexican officials they are unable to work while in Mexico, and experiences while in U.S. immigration detention 16/

This work could not have been done without the work of USIPC Immigrant Rights & Justice Fellow Vanessa Ceceña 17/