They arrived at a port of entry to Canada a year ago and pleaded with a border officer to let them in for asylum because they said they would face detention and deportation if returned to the United States.
Coming to Canada, according to the family from Honduras, was the only option after their refugee claim in the U.S. was abruptly cancelled by the new Trump administration in 2025, and they would face removal to a country where they claimed they had been attacked and threatened by gang members.
