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Added on the 08/06/2022 12:21:48 - Copyright : France 24 EN
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
A migrant caravan, comprised mostly of Central American citizens, leaves the shelter of the Mexico City subway to continue the journey northwards, to the border with the United States. Local authorities allowed them to travel on especially-dedicated subway wagons for free, as they travel toward hopes of their American Dream. IMAGES
Migrant women and children walk through the Guatemala-Mexico border bridge after Mexican authorities allowed them to pass into its territory, as thousands more waited to cross 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
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
Mexico's top diplomat says that the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles had "very positive" results -- despite a boycott by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador over the invitation list. SOUNDBITE
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