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E3: Tears from Tijuana

A view of El Chaparral makeshift migrant camp in Tijuana, Baja California.
Toya Sarno Jordan
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A view of El Chaparral makeshift migrant camp in Tijuana, Baja California.

After leaving Ixtaro hidden in a truck under blankets with her family, Linda crashes into a new wall — U.S. migration policies at the border. Memories and grief haunt her. But the help of Beto, a man from a shelter, became a lifeline through her journey to safety.

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Stephania Corpi is a Mexican journalist, documentary photographer and a co-host and co-producer of the Line in the Land and La Línea podcasts from Texas Public Radio.
Toya is an Argentine photojournalist based in Mexico City, where she covers migration and human rights issues in the region.