Salvadoran Nelson Delgado, Jeimy Elisabeth, Luis Mata, Veronica Velasquez and their two children arrive at the San Carlos Borromeo parish house, following their asylum request in Madrid, Spain, November 22, 2018. Picture taken November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - Migrants from Central America are turning to former colonial master Spain as they face rejection from the United States in their attempts to escape rampant violence and poverty at home, but the streets of Madrid offer little relief.
After selling all they have to pay for flights to Europe, the migrants often end up sleeping on the streets or in doorways, without warm clothes, food or cash.
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