Page 8 - AHATA

Exposition ‘Aruba Marine

Tuesday Life’ at the National
March 15, 2022 Library of Aruba
T: 582-7800
www.arubatoday.com
facebook.com/arubatoday
instagram.com/arubatoday
Page 9
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
More Russians find ways around sweeping U.S. asylum limits

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and EU-
GENE GARCIA
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Maksim
Derzhko calls it one of the
most terrifying experiences
of his life. A longtime oppo-
nent of Russian President
Vladimir Putin, he flew from
Vladivostok to the Mexican
border city of Tijuana with
his 14-year-daughter and
was in a car with seven
other Russians. All that sep-
arated them from claiming
asylum in the United States
was a U.S. officer standing
in traffic as vehicles inched
toward inspection booths.
The emotions are "hard to
put into words," he says.
"It's fear. The unknown. It's
really hard. We had no
choice."
The gamble worked. After
spending a day in custody,
Derzkho was released to
seek asylum with his daugh-
ter, joining thousands of
Russians who have recent-
ly taken the same route to Dmitry Nikonov, of Moscow, holds a sign that reads "Stop Putin" with the colors of the flag of Ukraine as he protests in front of the
America. Embassy of Russian Federation in Washington, Monday, March 7, 2022.
Continued on next page Associated Press