New rules spur migrants to seek legal path to US

By Agence France-Presse

May 14, 2023 8:49 am

MATAMOROS, Mexico: With tough new asylum rules in place, many migrants on the US-Mexico border were seeking legal routes Saturday to enter the United States, despite warnings of a chaotic surge in crossings.

Gustavo Rodriguez, who fled Venezuela after deserting the military, was among those who saw official channels as offering the best chance of being allowed to stay on US soil.

Tents are set up on the banks of the Rio Grande at a makeshift migrant camp, in Matamoros, Mexico, Saturday, May 13, 2023. As the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions, migrants are adapting to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings. AP Photo/Fernando Llano

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