Ciudad Juárez: The New Migrant Settlement Exposing US Border Policy Failures

Ciudad Juárez, once a mere crossing point on the northern edge of Mexico, has now become a de facto settlement for thousands of migrants caught in the fallout from America’s increasingly restrictive border policies. What was intended as a deterrent has instead created an unstable humanitarian pressure cooker just south of our southern border. Take the story of Génesis Medina, a Venezuelan migrant who arrived in Ciudad Juárez three years ago aiming to cross into the United States. When US restrictions blocked her path, she made a difficult choice: stay and build a life in Mexico. “I didn’t really want...