Nation It took 15 months to get into the US. A mom hopes asylum will shield her daughter from violence. January 14, 2022Rafael Carranza, Arizona RepublicComments Off on It took 15 months to get into the US. A mom hopes asylum will shield her daughter from violence. Thousands of Central American families fled their homes to seek asylum in the U.S., but ended up stuck in Mexico for over a year in a political storm.