Published: TUESDAY March 12, 2024: 'Border in Chaos' by ZUMA Press award winning photo-journalist David Peinado: Nearly 9,000 people attempting to reach the US from the south have been recorded missing or dead in the Americas in the past 10 years, according to the Missing Migrants Project, and the vast majority of recorded fatalities 5,145, occur at the US-Mexico border crossing. In the last three years, the number of people attempting to cross the US's southern border into the country has risen to unprecedented levels. In December 2023, border patrol recorded 302,000 encounters, a new high, with the monthly average from 2013 to 2019 was 39,000. The collapse of Venezuela, political instability in Haiti, violence in Ecuador, a crackdown in Nicaragua, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, repression in China and other conflicts have fueled a historic shift in migration patterns. Welcome to 'Border in Chaos'
© zReportage.com Issue #930 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY March 12, 2024: 'Border in Chaos' by ZUMA Press award winning photo-journalist David Peinado: Nearly 9,000 people attempting to reach the US from the south have been recorded missing or dead in the Americas in the past 10 years, according to the Missing Migrants Project, and the vast majority of recorded fatalities 5,145, occur at the US-Mexico border crossing. In the last three years, the number of people attempting to cross the US's southern border into the country has risen to unprecedented levels. In December 2023, border patrol recorded 302,000 encounters, a new high, with the monthly average from 2013 to 2019 was 39,000. The collapse of Venezuela, political instability in Haiti, violence in Ecuador, a crackdown in Nicaragua, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, repression in China and other conflicts have fueled a historic shift in migration patterns. Welcome to 'Border in Chaos'
A group of migrants with young children walk out of Ciudad Juarez past a city sign. Eventually they intend to cross the Rio Grande and onto US soil.
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Every day, thousands of migrants arrive at the Mexican side of the US border aboard a freight train from Mexico City. The train, known as 'La Bestia,' has become one of the most frequently used modes of transportation by migrants. But behind this quest for opportunities and hope, there are also heart-wrenching consequences: many individuals have suffered the loss of limbs, and in tragic cases, some have even lost their lives in the attempt.
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Migrants arrive at the Mexican side of the US border riding atop a freight train on a sometimes deadly route from Mexico City. The train, known as 'La Bestia,' has become one of the most frequently used modes of transportation by migrants heading north.
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A migrant man carries a child on his shoulders into the water as hundreds of migrants cross the Rio Grande river, the border between Mexico and the United States, in hopes of spending Christmas on American soil.
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A migrant man carries a child on his shoulders into the water as hundreds of migrants cross the Rio Grande river, the border between Mexico and the United States, in hopes of spending Christmas on American soil.
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A migrant family enters the water as hundreds of migrants cross the Rio Grande river, the border between Mexico and the United States, in hopes of spending Christmas on American soil.
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A migrant family with a young toddler cross the shallow waters of the Rio Grande river towards the US. Approximately 300 migrants who arrived in Ciudad Juarez by train, attempted to cross the border into the US, at night.
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A migrant family with a young child walk across the shallow waters of the Rio Grande river towards the US. Approximately 300 migrants in transit, who arrived in Ciudad Juarez by train, attempted to cross the border into the US, at night.
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A group of approximately 300 people in transit, who arrived in Ciudad Juarez by train, attempted to cross the border at night. However, the Texan National Guard prevented the passage of many, while another 200 managed to cross and surrendered to the Border Patrol with hopes of initiating the process for seeking humanitarian asylum.
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Despite the end of Title 42 in the United States, hundreds of migrants persist in crossing the Rio Grande with the intention of reaching the US soil. Those migrants who successfully enter Mexico board a cargo train headed towards Ciudad Juarez, the border city adjacent to the United States. They navigate the crossing of the Rio Grande before presenting themselves to US authorities in an attempt to seek humanitarian asylum.
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A group of approximately 300 migrants arrived in Ciudad Juarez by train, attempted to cross the border. However, the Texan National Guard prevented the passage of many, while another 200 managed to cross and surrendered to the Border Patrol with hopes of initiating the process for seeking humanitarian asylum.
© David Peinado/ZUMA Press Wire
Migrants navigate the crossing of the Rio Grande before presenting themselves to US authorities at the border fence in an attempt to seek humanitarian asylum. Many of these migrants originally entered Mexico illegally and boarded a cargo train headed towards Ciudad Juarez.
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A member of the Texas National Guard is watching over the border between Mexico and the United States, aiming to prevent migrants from crossing.
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Migrants with backpacks cross the Rio Grande and pass through razor wire towards the US border. Thousands of migrants hastened their journey through Mexico, aiming to reach the US and present themselves to the Border Patrol with the intention of seeking humanitarian asylum before the end of the Title 42 policy.
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A migrant man ducks under a barrier after crossing the Rio Grande with the intention of entering US soil. Many migrants who successfully enter Mexico board a cargo train headed towards Ciudad Juarez and then navigate the crossing of the Rio Grande river before presenting themselves to US authorities.
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