Migrants need charged cell phones to apply for asylum on the Customs and Border Patrol One Mobile App and to keep in touch with family and friends. 📱
Volunteers use generators to keep migrants' cell phones alive, which they use to apply for asylum and keep in touch with family.
On top of basic necessities like food and water, cell phones are a lifeline for migrants. They need them to apply for asylum on theBut when migrants travel for long periods of time, their cell phones die. That's why some good Samaritans at the border put up tents with electric generators to set up charging stations."This is probably one of the most crucial services — charging their phones — besides food and water," said San Diego resident Vianni Ledesma.
"Without their phones, they can't contact their families and let them know that they're safe and well. So this is crucial," Ledesma added. Migrants hand their phones through the bars of the border wall to volunteers who help them keep their phone battery alive.
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