In pics: Migrants’ tortuous journey in search for the 'American dream'
Swimming their way
Asylum-seeking migrants cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the United States, as seen from Piedras Negras
Can pets migrate?
Asylum-seeking migrants embrace their dog before the pet is separated from them, while waiting to be transported by United States Border Patrol agents after crossing Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Mexico at Eagle Pass, Texas
Climbing their way
Asylum-seeking migrants climb up the bank of the Rio Grande river after crossing from Mexico into the United States, as seen from Piedras Negras
Into the night
Migrants stand on the bank of the Rio Bravo del Norte, also known as the Rio Grande, before being smuggled into Roma, Texas, the United States from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Mexico
Can a wall stop them?
Migrants from Central and South America walk along a dirt trail after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas
Escorted to refuge
A member of the Texas Army National Guard escorts migrants from Central and South America to a staging point after they crossed the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas
Waiting for their turn
Asylum-seeking migrants, mostly from Venezuela and Cuba, wait to be transported by United States Customs and Border Protection agents after crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. from Mexico at Eagle Pass, Texas
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