Seeking Asylum in the United States: Detention at San Ysidro Port of Entry

As an immigration attorney in San Diego, California, I received many calls and inquiries related to family, friends and loved ones who are in detention at San Ysidro Port of Entry. Many of them are seeking refuge in the United States to escape persecution from their governments, extortion from gangs and other criminal organizations, domestic violence from their partners, and/or any other form of tortured in their home country. In recent times, and due to their proximity to the United States, many asylum seekers come from countries like Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, and Colombia, where corruption and violence have...