TIJUANA, Mexico—Since May, the tent city of Tijuana’s  El Chaparral area has been filled with an added population of South American travelers in hopes of seeking a new life across the border in the United States—less than 1000 feet from where they sleep. At 10:00 am on a recent Saturday, a Mariachi band played worship…

TIJUANA, Mexico—In a dim church auditorium with three-story ceilings, nestled at the bottom of a steep, trash-strewn canyon in Tijuana, Mexico, the loud cries of hundreds of children pierce the air. Huddled inside, some sleeping on mats, over a thousand migrants from Central and South America have sought shelter in the Iglesia Embajadores de Jesús,…

TIJUANA, Mexico—On a bright, warm afternoon in January, women on the streets of Tijuana’s red-light district, Zona Norte, lean on the walls of run-down hotels or “gentlemen’s clubs.” Some stand alone, looking down at their smartphones between catcalling passersby. Some, not wearing masks, stand together and chat. The business of selling sex continues day or…