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González fears for the safety of the surviving boy. “The kidnappers threatened to kill him if he spoke. He just wants to get the hell out of Mexico, but cannot until they have closed the case,” he said. Local authorities say Lázaro will have to testify, but after that there is no guarantee the boy will be granted asylum in the US. On Monday 17 December, two Californian congress members, Nanette Barragán and Jimmy Gomez, came to Tijuana, to join a protest against US authorities’ refusal to allow asylum seekers to make their claim, as is their right under US and international law. After waiting all night at the crossing, they finally accompanied 20 migrants through, including 8 minors. There were supposed to have been nine – also on the list was Lázaro. “He should be in the United States now, processing his asylum claim” said González. “Instead he is here, traumatised, waiting for his chance to come, living this nightmare.”

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