At just 23 years old, Ms. Chen, a Chinese migrant, decided to take a dangerous journey from across the U.S./Mexico border. Here's her story.
At just 23 years old, Chinese migrant Miss Chen decided to take a dangerous journey across the U.S.-Mexico border.A video and a few photos captured on her iPhone during the process are now reminders of the life she left behind.FOX 5 NY’s Stephanie Bertini interviewed Miss Chen through a translator at her immigration attorney’s office. Edward Cuccia has been based in Manhattan’s Chinatown for decades. He says he’s managing an increase in immigration cases related to people from China.
"Through the internet, through videos on TikTok and other social media, we have seen a spread of information about how migrants can come to the United States," Gelatt said.She says it cost around $50,000 to get here.U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows the sharp increase in CBP encounters with people from China at the southern border. In the 2021 fiscal year, the number was 450. By 2022, it was 2,176, and in 2023, it was 24,314. So far this year, it's 24,376.
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