All 20 surviving members of a Mexican family who saw two of their kin murdered have fled to the United States and are requesting asylum.

The clan, including five children, left the town of Villa Ahumada on June 19 with nothing but the clothes on their backs, Cesar Porras told Efe here Tuesday.

Four days later, personnel from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office escorted the Porras family to the U.S. Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, where they were admitted pending a decision on their asylum request.