Already there will be no permits to cross Mexico and reach the US border. It is the last measure of the Government of Manuel López Obrador to stop the arrival of migrants, and with it those who cross the country will be deported.

Meanwhile, thousands of families and children continue to cover kilometers on foot. Cases like that of Irene Yencoh, who decided to leave Cameroon because her life was in danger and she confessed to la Sexta that she feels bad, but she has no choice. Others cross the Rio Grande under the watchful eye of many who are waiting for her turn. Also the smallest, and the figures are chilling: nearly 4,000 children are at risk of abuse and neglect, according to ‘Save the Children’.

In recent days, tens of thousands of them (10,400 on Wednesday alone) have tried to cross into the United States before it was too late. The authorities estimate that on the other side of the border, 60,000 people are currently waiting to make the leap. Some media set that figure at around 150,000.

Once at the border, a line 3,200 kilometers long armored these days by 24,000 agents, they also find queues at the entry points. There, border agents have reinforced the fences with barbed wire.

With the end of title 42, which allowed the immediate return of migrants, now those who want to access can only do so by requesting asylum through a CBP One application from which appointments are managed. A date is synonymous with hope.

But the reality is that there is much more demand than appointments available. This is explained by David Bier, a specialist in immigration studies at the Cato Institute, who warns that the asylum limit is being set at 10% of what is estimated to be the current demand for appointments.

From the United States they remember that although Donald Trump’s rule has ended, it does not mean that the border is open. If you arrive in the United States without having applied for asylum through the application, these people will end up deported. The same will happen if they are stopped trying to pass irregularly.