Special report: ‘Desperate’ migrants risk life and limb climbing into small boats for journey to U.S.

“If the Biden administration would recommit to protecting those who are seeking asylum, then many of these individuals would present themselves at the border and would not feel the need to find dangerous ways to cross the U.S.,” says AFSC's Pedro Rios.

“If the Biden administration would recommit to protecting those who are seeking asylum, then many of these individuals would present themselves at the border and would not feel the need to find dangerous ways to cross the U.S.,” says AFSC's Pedro Rios.