There are some individuals who cross the
border, and they know the rules. The coyotes in Central America who are
actually humans smuggling them all the way through Mexico and getting
them to the border have told them exactly what to say. When they
encounter a Border Patrol agent, they say: Say these words, and you
will get access to asylum, whether they are true or not. The way it typically starts is, they say those words the coyotes have
told them to say, and they actually get a quick hearing and what is
called a notice to appear for another hearing, which is usually 2 or
2\1/2\ years later. They disappear somewhere into the American system,
and we have no idea where they are.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that individuals crossing the border are coached by coyotes to lie about asylum claims.
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