

Asylum-seeking migrants line up to be processed by border patrol agents as Nicole, 5, from Ecuador, sleeps while being held by her mother Maria after they waded through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


A smuggler attempts to take a selfie with Reuters photojournalist Adrees Latif after guiding asylum seeking migrants through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


An asylum-seeking migrant from Honduras holds her daughter as she awaits to be processed by border patrol agents after wading through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Asylum seeking migrants, including Reydel and Ibel from Cuba and Celeste of Nicaragua, lock arms while holding their belongings as they wade across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Brandon, an asylum seeking migrant from Nicaragua, helps carry Liam, a three year old twin from Nicaragua, and Olivia, a 14-year-old unaccompanied minor from Guatemala, as they wade through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY


Jose Lopez, an asylum seeking migrant from Guatemala, carries his two year old daughter Helen, as they navigate trails after wading across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


A member of the Texas Army National Guard assists migrants, including Amaiia, a one year old asylum seeker from Nicaragua, as she and her mother Angelita navigate trails in the dark after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Asylum-seeking migrants from Central and South America await to be processed by border patrol agents after wading through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Tatiana, a 10-year-old asylum-seeking migrant from Honduras, raises her hand as she is called to board a border patrol bus transporting unaccompanied children who waded through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Border Patrol agents check paperwork as asylum seeking migrant from Central and South America line up to board a bus to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility after wading across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Asylum seeking migrant from Central and South America board a bus to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility after wading across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


A member of the Texas Army National Guard uses a thermal scope from atop a humvee while searching for migrants crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Smugglers use rafts as they transport asylum seeking migrants from Central and South America across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


A member of the Texas Army National Guard uses a thermal scope from atop a humvee while searching for migrants crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


An asylum seeking migrant family from Nicaragua uses a smart phone to contact relatives after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Asylum-seeking migrants from Central America walk down a dirt road after wading through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


A smuggler guides a raft full of asylum seeking migrants from Central and South America as they arrive to the bank of the Rio Grande river after crossing into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


A smuggler uses a raft to transport migrants from Central and South America across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, as seen from Roma, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Asylum-seeking migrants from Central and South America await to be processed by border patrol agents after wading through the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif


Asylum seeking migrants from Central and South America gather along a migrant trail after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
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