Aug 20, 2024 - World
Smile to go: A cup for asylum seekers
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Teams in the Copa América de Migrantes. Source: via Noticias Telemundo
A soccer tournament organized for asylum seekers and other immigrants waiting in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, ended last week with a team from Venezuela taking the win.
State of play: Dubbed the Migrant Copa América, the tournament was born last year as a way to give some of those people huddled in shelters a chance to decompress and have fun.
- This second edition of the Copa included immigrants and shelter workers representing Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico.
- The final was played by the men's Venezuelan and Ecuadorian teams, with Venezuela winning 2-1.
Zoom out: Hundreds of people are regularly waiting in Juárez for an appointment with U.S. immigration authorities to enter the country.
