Migrants continue to cross US-Mexico border

CIUDAD JUAREZ , MEXICO - FEB. 19: Anadolu video shows migrants, including children, who are crossing the Mexico-US border over razor wire or through rivers to seek humanitarian asylum, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday (Feb. 19).Groups of migrants of different nationalities arrived at the Rio Grande, to cross the border and surrender to the American authorities, since elements of the Texas National Guard no longer prevent their passage in Ciudad Juarez.While migration from the south has grown steadily over the last few years, 2023 saw a dramatic and historic increase. By fall, migration in the Americas had surged 60%, and as the Migration Policy Institute reported, a total of 2.5. million migrant encounters were reported along the US-Mexico border by the end of fiscal year 2023. (Footage by /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)