'From haram to halal': How a bar became a shelter for Muslim migrants in Mexico

Six miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Muslims gather to pray in an-oud scented musalla. The prayer room sits within a two-story, 8,000-square-foot refugee shelter, complete with a minaret and a blue dome.

It’s a beacon for Muslims arriving to the city from all over the world seeking a new life elsewhere.

“When they come here … they feel comfortable,” said Sonia García, president of the Latina Muslim Foundation, the organization that runs the shelter.