LISTEN: This Man Waited Days To Join His Family In The U.S. And Seek Asylum; They Asked Him To Turn Back

Reynaldo Leal for The Texas Tribune

Marcos Samayoa fled persecution in Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States. But his journey came to an abrupt halt 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.