Personnel from Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) are asking the agency to provide them with bulletproof vests for fear of being attacked by cartels and smugglers along the border.
"At least once a week our agents are targeted. They damage our vehicles, they are threatened verbally, last September one of our agents was shot at, luckily he wasn't hit."
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The Biden administration’s app rule makes it harder for migrants to assert a right to asylum, advocates say. Lawsuits are sparking debate about immigration control, and safety.