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Added on the 20/10/2018 21:17:01 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hundreds of Central Americans from a new migrant caravan try to force their way into Mexico by crossing the river that divides the country from Guatemala. IMAGES
Migrant women and children enter Mexico at the Guatemala-Mexico border after Mexican authorities allowed them to pass into its territory, as thousands more waited at the border gate hoping to continue their journey toward the United States. IMAGES
A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
Families with young children climb the border fence on Mexico's Tijuana beach attempting to reach the United States. In the last 11 months, at least 1.8 million people have reached the southern US border, many of them searching for safety and economic opportunities. IMAGES
Several people at an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexico-US border died in a fire that broke out at the facility overnight, according to media reports. IMAGES