Biden's immigration policies fail families, weaken national security

It was Election Day 2020, and Adriana and I were ecstatic. We were at a migrant shelter by the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, having a pizza party as returns came in showing President Donald Trump heading to a loss against Joe Biden.

Adriana fled Guatemala in hopes of gaining asylum in America, only to be dumped back over the border under the inhumane Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico” (MPP) program. Adriana fell in love with another asylum-seeker fleeing political violence in Nicaragua and forced to wait in Mexico.

For over two years, we have tried to get this family into the United States, including during Adriana’s high-risk pregnancy when she struggled to secure access to prenatal care. Yet despite all of their suffering, Adriana and her family have kept their faith in the official asylum system.