Reuters, 24 January 2025
The story of five Afghans who, after the Trump administration’s entry ban for refugees, had their US asylum appointments canceled and are stuck in a shelter in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, the only such refuge in this country specifically for Muslim migrants. Reuters reports:
Muslim migrants face a series of additional challenges in Mexico, human rights experts say, from language barriers to misconceptions about those who follow a religion with scant presence in Mexican society.
According to 2020 census data, there are fewer than 8,000 Muslims living in Mexico, representing less than 0.01% of the population.
“They have a very particular situation due to their culture and religion,” said Soraya Vazquez, of the human rights group Al Otro Lado. “There is a lot of stigma against the Muslim community.”
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This article was last updated on 15 Feb 2025
