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In Matamoros, Christians’ hearts expand to love Haitian refugees
Thousands of Haitian migrants are stranded in northern Mexico following the largest mass-expulsion of migrants by the U.S. government, in Del Rio, Texas.
Many of the deported Haitian migrants relocated to Matamoros, Mexico—across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas—waiting for a chance to enter the United States officially.
Rodríguez ministers to migrants with vital ingredient—truth
Misinformation creates mental barriers that affect the lives of many migrant families, immigration attorney Elket Rodríguez told more than 600 refugees stranded in Matamoros, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.
FSW partner Iglesia Valle de Beraca steps up when Matamoros floodwaters rise
Members of Iglesia Valle de Beraca in Matamoros, Mexico, have helped evacuate more than 600 victims of floods that submerged the city and surrounding colonias, just across the U.S.-Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas.
Stranded in Mexico: Persecuted by Cuba, abandoned by America
Two years after fleeing Cuba, Erika Meléndez,* Roberto Ortiz and their daughter, Yolanda, still live in hiding in Matamoros, Mexico—across the border from Brownsville, Texas. Back in Cuba, they endured persecution for crimes they did not commit, so they fled their homeland as potential “enemies of the state.”
Their meals for migrants smell delicious, feel like peace
Jesus multiplied loaves and fishes in Galilee to feed a hungry multitude. For more than two years, Natanael Segura and Blanca Pedraza have fed thousands of migrants in Matamoros, Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
As immigration policy changes, González cares for migrants left behind
A symbol of one of the harshest immigration policies ever devised by the U.S. government has been dismantled and vacated.
The refugee tent camp on the banks of the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico—just across the Gateway International Bridge from Brownsville, Texas—has closed in the past week.