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Ofelia Arrellano said a gang in Mexico City threatened to kidnap her son if she didn’t pay a $ 160 monthly fee for keeping her toy store afloat.

Arellano , 37 , and her two sons gathered enough money and fled to the US .

But just as they were setting out for the US -Mexico border, Joe Biden issued a new directive to curb high levels of migration into US .

When the numbers of people deemed to be crossing illegally exceeded a daily average of 2,500 for a week , he would temporarily shut down the border to most asylum requests.

The clampdown has been in operation ever since.

The executive order remains in effect until average daily unlawful border crossings drop below 1,500 for a week.

In Nogales , Mexico , the Kino Border Initiative says 345 of those deported reported being ignored or not allowed to ask for asylum.

The shelter has seen a sharp increase in people coming there after being deported, with up to 80% being women and children.

Alberto and Jesus trudged away and their fate is unclear to date.

Arellano and her sons aren’t back in Mexico City , but they went to stay with a relative a couple of hours away.