On a bridge between borders, asylum seekers linger in painful limbo
(The Guardian United States)

Zero tolerance has left asylum seekers literally suspended between two countries - with some camping outside for daysGateway International Bridge is one of three bridges across the Rio Grande between the Mexican city of Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas, that forms a metropolis spanning two countries.Southbound, cars and people trickle virtually unimpeded into Mexico. Northbound, cars line up bumper to bumper while crowds of pedestrians snake along the sidewalk to join the queue for the US port of item. On this sidewalk, at the Mexico end of the bridge, is a cluster of visibly frazzled refugees, some with folding chairs and tables and others lying on thin rugs on the ground, sheltering in the shadow cast by a nearby customs building. Continue reading...