Inside A Mexican Cartel Stash House Holding Migrants Crossing Into The U.S. (HBO)

Synopsis

In Brownsville, Texas, hundreds of protesters gather outside a courthouse, demanding the Trump administration end its zero-tolerance policy that separates families crossing the border. Despite these policies, migrants continue to risk everything to reach the U.S., often waiting in stash houses operated by cartels. One such location is in Puerto de Ana Para, a poor community in Chihuahua, near the Juarez cartel's influence and close to the border fence. A 27-year-old Guatemalan pharmacy manager, who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons, has been waiting three weeks to cross into the U.S. She reveals that she paid 8,000 pesos, approximately $400, to reach the stash house. Migrants often use ladders to scale the border fence and attempt to board slow-moving trains, a dangerous journey that highlights the desperation of those fleeing their home countries for a better life.