Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC, Washington


              Children's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Men's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's shoes that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Menstrual supplies that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Diapers that have been donated to nonprofit SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Tatiana Laborde, the Managing Director of SAMU First Response, speaks about asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti who are being bused to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, left, of Lima, Peru, her daughter Brisa, 3, and husband Gerardo Puente, react as the family from Peru who are seeking asylum are driven away by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, by a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Morena del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, walks with her daughter Brisa, 3, as the family who is seeking asylum is picked up by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As her court date will be in New York she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Asylum seekers, some holding blankets from the American Red Cross, from Latin America and Haiti walk into a church on Capitol Hill, after arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families hold blankets from the American Red Cross, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, as asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              A man gestures as he and other people seeking asylum arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Orlando Andara, of Washington, front left, and Derick Alegria, center, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, greet people seeking asylum as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              People who work with the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, help direct a bus of asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, as they arrive at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Amy Hammond, left, with SAMU First Response, greets children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit who were greeting the asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on arrival to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, holds her daughter Brisa, 3, by the hand, followed by her husband Gerardo Puente, as the family who is seeking asylum from Peru is greeted by Derick Alegria, left, and Orlando Andara, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moreno del Castillo had an allergic reaction on her feet and ankles while making her way to the United States and was able to receive medical care on the bus. As her court date will be in New York, she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Men's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's shoes that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Menstrual supplies that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Diapers that have been donated to nonprofit SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Tatiana Laborde, the Managing Director of SAMU First Response, speaks about asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti who are being bused to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, left, of Lima, Peru, her daughter Brisa, 3, and husband Gerardo Puente, react as the family from Peru who are seeking asylum are driven away by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, by a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Morena del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, walks with her daughter Brisa, 3, as the family who is seeking asylum is picked up by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As her court date will be in New York she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Asylum seekers, some holding blankets from the American Red Cross, from Latin America and Haiti walk into a church on Capitol Hill, after arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families hold blankets from the American Red Cross, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, as asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              A man gestures as he and other people seeking asylum arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Orlando Andara, of Washington, front left, and Derick Alegria, center, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, greet people seeking asylum as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              People who work with the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, help direct a bus of asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, as they arrive at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Amy Hammond, left, with SAMU First Response, greets children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit who were greeting the asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on arrival to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, holds her daughter Brisa, 3, by the hand, followed by her husband Gerardo Puente, as the family who is seeking asylum from Peru is greeted by Derick Alegria, left, and Orlando Andara, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moreno del Castillo had an allergic reaction on her feet and ankles while making her way to the United States and was able to receive medical care on the bus. As her court date will be in New York, she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Men's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's shoes that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Menstrual supplies that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Diapers that have been donated to nonprofit SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Tatiana Laborde, the Managing Director of SAMU First Response, speaks about asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti who are being bused to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, left, of Lima, Peru, her daughter Brisa, 3, and husband Gerardo Puente, react as the family from Peru who are seeking asylum are driven away by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, by a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Morena del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, walks with her daughter Brisa, 3, as the family who is seeking asylum is picked up by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As her court date will be in New York she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Asylum seekers, some holding blankets from the American Red Cross, from Latin America and Haiti walk into a church on Capitol Hill, after arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families hold blankets from the American Red Cross, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, as asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              A man gestures as he and other people seeking asylum arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Orlando Andara, of Washington, front left, and Derick Alegria, center, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, greet people seeking asylum as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              People who work with the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, help direct a bus of asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, as they arrive at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Amy Hammond, left, with SAMU First Response, greets children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit who were greeting the asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on arrival to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, holds her daughter Brisa, 3, by the hand, followed by her husband Gerardo Puente, as the family who is seeking asylum from Peru is greeted by Derick Alegria, left, and Orlando Andara, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moreno del Castillo had an allergic reaction on her feet and ankles while making her way to the United States and was able to receive medical care on the bus. As her court date will be in New York, she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Men's clothing that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children's shoes that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Menstrual supplies that have been donated to the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Diapers that have been donated to nonprofit SAMU First Response, await asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Tatiana Laborde, the Managing Director of SAMU First Response, speaks about asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti who are being bused to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, left, of Lima, Peru, her daughter Brisa, 3, and husband Gerardo Puente, react as the family from Peru who are seeking asylum are driven away by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, by a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Morena del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, walks with her daughter Brisa, 3, as the family who is seeking asylum is picked up by family members who live in Westchester, N.Y., after arriving on a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. As her court date will be in New York she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. "This is the worry," says her uncle, Willy Garcia at left in red, "that when loved ones come they could get hurt, especially with a little one. We are so grateful they had a safe way to get here." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Asylum seekers, some holding blankets from the American Red Cross, from Latin America and Haiti walk into a church on Capitol Hill, after arriving on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families hold blankets from the American Red Cross, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, as asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              A man gestures as he and other people seeking asylum arrive on a bus sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, where they were received by staff and volunteers with the nonprofit SAMU, at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Orlando Andara, of Washington, front left, and Derick Alegria, center, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, greet people seeking asylum as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              People who work with the nonprofit, SAMU First Response, help direct a bus of asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti sent to Washington from Arizona, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, as they arrive at a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Amy Hammond, left, with SAMU First Response, greets children who arrived off a bus from Arizona with their families, as they listen to instructions from the nonprofit who were greeting the asylum seekers from Latin America and Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on arrival to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. SAMU First Response is an international relief agency based in Spain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Silvia Moreno del Castillo, center, of Lima, Peru, holds her daughter Brisa, 3, by the hand, followed by her husband Gerardo Puente, as the family who is seeking asylum from Peru is greeted by Derick Alegria, left, and Orlando Andara, both with the nonprofit SAMU First Response, as a bus of asylum seekers who were sent from Arizona to Washington arrives, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, to a church on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moreno del Castillo had an allergic reaction on her feet and ankles while making her way to the United States and was able to receive medical care on the bus. As her court date will be in New York, she was relieved to have a safe and free passage to the East Coast from Arizona. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
            
              Eduardo Garcia stands with crutches, surrounded by his family outside the Catholic Charities headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Garcia limped nearly the entire journey from Venezuela to the U.S. after breaking his ankle on a mountain along the way. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
            
              Eduardo Garcia stands with crutches, surrounded by his family outside the Catholic Charities headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Garcia limped nearly the entire journey from Venezuela to the U.S. after breaking his ankle on a mountain along the way. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
            
              Axel Coronado, center, listen to a conversation between brothers Leonardo Oviedo, left, and Angel Mota, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Coronado has been staying at a New York City shelter after fleeing Venezuela to escape his country's regime and to seek a better a life in the United States. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
            
              Dilan Jimenez goes through text messages as he stands outside a shelter, after arriving on a chartered bus from Texas earlier in the day, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
            
              Brothers Leonardo Oviedo, 22, right, and his brother Angel Mota, 19, left, swipe through photos of family they left behind in Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2020, in New York. Both arrived to New York with other asylum seekers seeking refuge and spoke of plans to land jobs. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
            
              Dario Maldonado uses his cell phone across the street from a homeless shelter on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Maldonado recently arrived from Venezuela after deserting the country's military. He was directed by border officials in Texas to free buses provided by the state to New York and Washington. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
            
              Dario Maldonado poses for a portrait across the street from a homeless shelter on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Maldonado recently arrived from Venezuela after deserting the country's military. He was directed by border officials in Texas to free buses provided by the state to New York and Washington. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Asylum seekers caught in political battle in NYC, Washington