Marcos Samayoa fled persecution in Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States. But his journey came to an abrupt at the halfway point of the bridge between Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas. And after sleeping on the bridge for three nights, he received a sobering message from his family.
The Texas Tribune’s reporting on the Families Divided project is supported by the Pulitzer Center, which will also help bring discussions on this important topic to schools and universities in Texas and across the United States through its K-12 and Campus Consortium networks.
Editor’s note: Neena Satija is a reporter for The Texas Tribune and Reveal, which is a weekly radio program produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. For more, check out the Reveal website and subscribe to the podcast.
