A boy looks at graffiti on an upside down US flag with crosses instead of stars painted along the Mexico-US border. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. May 30, 2015.

A boy looks at graffiti on an upside down US flag with crosses instead of stars painted along the Mexico-US border. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. May 30, 2015.

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People cross the Suchiate River from Ciudad Hidalgo, México, into Tecún Uman, Guatemala. Dozens of paddlers offer their services for US $1.25 each way as innumerable quantities of people and merchandise cross through an unregulated border crossing between

People cross the Suchiate River from Ciudad Hidalgo, México, into Tecún Uman, Guatemala. Dozens of paddlers offer their services for US $1.25 each way as innumerable quantities of people and merchandise cross through an unregulated border crossing between the two countries each day. Ciudad Hidalgo, Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico. January 12, 2017.

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Jose Andres Tut Ramirez, 18, from Cuyotenango, Suchitepequez, Guatemala, gets ready to head northwards after spending a night at the migrant shelter of Las Patronas, a group of volunteer women who have been providing food and shelter for passing migrants

Jose Andres Tut Ramirez, 18, from Cuyotenango, Suchitepequez, Guatemala, gets ready to head northwards after spending a night at the migrant shelter of Las Patronas, a group of volunteer women who have been providing food and shelter for passing migrants since 1995. Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico. February 24, 2018.

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A migrant rides the train known as La Bestia that carries mostly Central American migrants from Mexico's southern border to the northern one with the United States. Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico. February 23, 2018.

A migrant rides the train known as La Bestia that carries mostly Central American migrants from Mexico's southern border to the northern one with the United States. Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico. February 23, 2018.

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Farid, 19, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ponders his future at the Martinez Palillo Stadium in Mexico City. Farid, who fled violence in his neighborhood, is part of the roughly 5,000-strong migrant caravan of Central Americans heading through Mexico towards

Farid, 19, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ponders his future at the Martinez Palillo Stadium in Mexico City. Farid, who fled violence in his neighborhood, is part of the roughly 5,000-strong migrant caravan of Central Americans heading through Mexico towards the United States. Mexico City, Mexico. November 7, 2018.

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A man sells cigarettes to migrants inside the Martinez Palillo Stadium where a roughly 5,000-strong caravan of Central Americans heading through Mexico towards the United States is currently staying before moving on. Mexico City, Mexico. November 8, 2018.

A man sells cigarettes to migrants inside the Martinez Palillo Stadium where a roughly 5,000-strong caravan of Central Americans heading through Mexico towards the United States is currently staying before moving on. Mexico City, Mexico. November 8, 2018.

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Julia Ramirez Rojas (left), member of Las Patronas, speaks with three Guatemalan migrants as they arrive to the shelter. Set along the path of the train known as La Bestia that carries mostly Central American migrants from Mexico's southern border to the

Julia Ramirez Rojas (left), member of Las Patronas, speaks with three Guatemalan migrants as they arrive to the shelter. Set along the path of the train known as La Bestia that carries mostly Central American migrants from Mexico's southern border to the northern one with the United States, the migrant shelter of Las Patrones has been providing food for passing migrants since 1995. Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico. February 23, 2018.

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Wilmer Espino (right), 13, bandages the cast covering the left arm of his younger brother Angel Espino, 4, as they sit outside the Office for Assistant to Migrants in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. Both children, originally from Choloma, Honduras, were undocumen

Wilmer Espino (right), 13, bandages the cast covering the left arm of his younger brother Angel Espino, 4, as they sit outside the Office for Assistant to Migrants in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. Both children, originally from Choloma, Honduras, were undocumented migrants passing through Mexico along with their mother Ereida Ramirez, when they were involved in a car accident on December 13, 2016. Their mother died during the traffic accident, leaving the two minors stranded in Southern Mexico with severe injuries and without a parent or guardian. Their Grandmother, Ermelinda Rivas, eventually came to claim them, since the boys' father died in Honduras in 2012. They are still awaiting the release of the remains of their mother so they can return to Honduras to bury her. Ciudad Hidalgo, Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico. January 12, 2017.

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Two crosses with the names of missing migrants hang on the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border wall while a US border patrol awaits  in a buffer zone between the two walls. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. May 30, 2015.

Two crosses with the names of missing migrants hang on the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border wall while a US border patrol awaits in a buffer zone between the two walls. Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. May 30, 2015.

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Graves in the cemetery of Todos Santos Cuchumatán feature US flag motifs along with Guatemalan flags. Due to large scale migration to the United States, particularly Oakland, California, the local Mam Mayan population's cultural landscape constantly displ

Graves in the cemetery of Todos Santos Cuchumatán feature US flag motifs along with Guatemalan flags. Due to large scale migration to the United States, particularly Oakland, California, the local Mam Mayan population's cultural landscape constantly displays symbols of the US as a way to thank the land that provides economically by way of family remittances. Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. November 1, 2009.

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Sculpture honoring migrants from San Pedro Soloma at the main town's entrance. The municipality of San Pedro Soloma, also known as Tz’uluma’, is located at 2300 meters above sea level on the Cuchumatanes Sierra in Northwest Guatemala. Its population of ne

Sculpture honoring migrants from San Pedro Soloma at the main town's entrance. The municipality of San Pedro Soloma, made up mostly of Q'anjob'al Mayans , is located at on the Cuchumatanes Sierra in Northwest Guatemala. The phenomenon of migration to North America has been widespread in San Pedro Soloma, with most migrants ending up in Southern California. San Pedro Soloma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. November 5, 2012.

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Members of a A Q'anjob'al mayan family pose for a photo in their only bedroom, adorned with a US flag. A child from the family, whose members accepted to be photographed but prefer to remain anonymous, was separated during the United States' "zero toleran

Members of a A Q'anjob'al Mayan family pose for a photo in their only bedroom, adorned with a US flag. A child from the family, whose members accepted to be photographed but prefer to remain anonymous, was separated during the United States' "zero tolerance" policy in 2018, San Pedro Soloma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. August 8, 2018.

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A Mam Mayan family from the highland town of Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala, pays for the raft service after crossing the Suchiate River from Tecún Uman, Guatemala, into Ciudad Hidalgo, México. Dozens of paddlers offer their services for US $1.25 each

A Mam Mayan family from the highland town of Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala, pays for the raft service after crossing the Suchiate River from Tecún Uman, Guatemala, into Ciudad Hidalgo, México. Dozens of paddlers offer their services for US $1.25 each way as innumerable quantities of people and merchandise cross through an unregulated border crossing between the two countries each day. Ciudad Hidalgo, Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico. January 12, 2017.

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Relatives of deportees and money changers await outside the Migration Office in Guatemala City's La Aurora Airport for would-be migrants who have just arrived from the United States after being deported. Each week, fourteen flights arrive at La Aurora Air

Relatives of deportees and money changers await outside the Migration Office in Guatemala City's La Aurora Airport for would-be migrants who have just arrived from the United States after being deported. Each week, fourteen flights arrive at La Aurora Airport from the U.S. carrying 135 deportees per airplane. Mostly men, the would-be migrants spend an average of two months at U.S. detention centers before they are sent back. From January 1st to May 17th, 2013, there were 18,073 people deported back to Guatemala. Guatemala City, Guatemala. May 17, 2013.

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A migration employee welcomes deportees at the Migration Office in Guatemala City's La Aurora Airport through a motivational speech: "Welcome back countrymen! You should be very happy because you all came back with the greatest gift of all: the gift of li

A migration employee welcomes deportees at the Migration Office in Guatemala City's La Aurora Airport through a motivational speech: "Welcome back countrymen! You should be very happy because you all came back with the greatest gift of all: the gift of life. Go back to your families and feel good about yourselves because Guatemala is proud of you! Guatemala has once again proven its children are hard working people, because that was the reason you wanted to go the United States - to work!" Guatemala City, Guatemala. May 17, 2013.

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Graffiti painted along the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border states: "There are also dreams on this side." Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. May 30, 2015.

Graffiti painted along the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border states: "There are also dreams on this side." Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. May 30, 2015.

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