B. Shaw Drake is an Equal Justice Works fellow at Human Rights First. He recently visited Tijuana and border towns in the Rio Grande Valley to research access to asylum at U.S. border entry points. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/b-shaw-drake/rss en Laws & Policy Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:23:42 +0000 B. Shaw Drake https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/04/13/a-troubling-trend-of-u-s-turning-away-asylum-seekers-at-mexico-border https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/04/13/a-troubling-trend-of-u-s-turning-away-asylum-seekers-at-mexico-border A Mexican mother on the run from gangs and seeking asylum in the U.S. says she was turned away three times at the border earlier this year. Human Rights First’s Shaw Drake says the case is indicative of a disturbing trend on the southern U.S. border.