To reunite a family kept apart, a wedding on a cross-border bridge

Posted on AllSides February 7th, 2020
From The Center
immigration, US/Mexico border, weddings

The year-old “Remain in Mexico” policy has created a new kind of family separation. Some committed couples are getting legally married at the border to try to help their asylum cases.

The gusting wind and the passersby shouting their congratulations make it difficult to hear the Spanish-language ceremony.

Even on this sunny weekend morning, the Progreso International Bridge is not ideal for a wedding. But for José, the groom – who fled his native Honduras and was granted asylum in the U.S. in November – it is one of the...

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https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2020/0207/To-reunite-a-family-kept-apart-a-wedding-on-a-cross-border-bridge

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