Adam Ferguson and Carlos Soyos
Migrants on US Border Share Journey in Self-Portraits
Carlos and Enderson Soyos, in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Migrants on US Border Share Journey in Self-Portraits. June 2021. Carlos Soyos, 34, a migrant from Guatemala City, Guatemala and his son, Enderson Soyos, 8, takes a self-portrait with his son Enderson at the El Buen Samaritano migrants shelter in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 28, 2021. They have been in Juarez for 20 days and traveled by bus from Guatemala. Carlos made his way there from Guatemala City, where he and his wife were struggling to raise a son with a rare genetic condition when their daughter began showing the same symptoms. “I want to go to the USA to get medical treatment for my son, in Guatemala I couldn’t get good treatment because I didn't have the money to pay for it”, Carlos said. Carlos and Enderson Tried to cross the border once and were caught by border patrol, finger printed, and deported to mexico. “I am going to New York to meet my wife”, Carlos said. His wife and two daughters, ages 12 and 6, are already in New York. His six year old daughter has the same condition as Enderson, tuberous sclerosis. His wife crossed the river from Juarez into the USA in 2019 with the daughters, and they are currently in immigration process. Carlos started crying and said, “I talk to my wife everyday”. She called during the interview. “It's been very difficult to be separated (from my wife), we are so good together”. Photo by Carlos Soyos and Adam Ferguson for The New York Times
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