During that time they faced hardships but were never deterred from getting away from their homeland of Honduras and reaching the United States.

“I cannot be sent back. I am afraid of what will happen. There is no life and future for my children in Honduras,” says Marissa.

A surge of undocumented immigrants looking to cross into U.S. soil illegally in search of asylum and freedom has sparked controversy as U.S. President continues his fight to build a border barrier.

Back in the month of April 2019 a migrant caravan of over 2,000 people arrived at our doorstep. This unleashed a barrage of problems at the border which included an increase in arrests, border crossing deaths and increased security and overwhelming of law enforcement officials.

As for those undocumented immigrants from non contingous countries attempting to reach the U.S. they persist on a daily basis, often times being caught and sent back under new guidelines. Marissa stated that she had been released after being in custody and given orders under removal proceeding section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to appear for a court date.

She will now wait to hear her fate. Marissa, like many others is seeking asylum and hopes that it will be granted.

“I understand we came into the country illegally, but we are doing this for our children and hope that the U.S. Government has mercy on us as many others that are running from the same or worse situations,” concluded Marissa.

U.S. Customs and Federal Law Enforcement officials continue training and keeping an eye on the border in order to prevent any other undocumented immigrant surges from occurring.

Recently, word has been that a caravan is gathering and could possibly be attempting to make its way into the region.