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Surge of migrants reach the U.S. southwestern border

A top U.S. delegation is meeting with Mexico's president Wednesday in what many see as an attempt to have Mexico do more to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border.

By Christian Chavez, Edgar H. Clemente, Fernando Llano and Marco Ugarte / AP

Dec. 27, 2023

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Christmas Day meant the same as any other day for thousands of migrants walking through southern Mexico: more trudging under a hot sun. About 6,000 migrants spent the day on the go, near the Guatemala-Mexico border, hoping to reach the United States.
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Migrants depart from Tapachula, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 24. The caravan started the trek north through Mexico just days before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Mexico City to discuss new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the United States.
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Migrants camp in tents outside the Church of Santa Cruz y La Soledad in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 26.
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A young migrant camps outside the Church of Santa Cruz y La Soledad in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 26.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken deplanes at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in Zumpango, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar after arriving at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) in Zumpango, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A migrant rests from walking north with a migrant caravan on a highway in Villa Comaltitlan, Chiapas state, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A convoy of National Guard soldiers pass migrants walking north on the side of the highway in Villa Comaltitlan, Chiapas state, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A migrant pushes and pulls his family's belongings as he walks north with a migrant caravan on the side of the highway in Villa Comaltitlan, Chiapas state, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, greets Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Alicia Barcena as he arrives to the National Palace, the office and residence of the president, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, top center, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top left, at the National Palace, the office and residence of the president, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A migrant carries a pet transporter as a dog follows along the U.S. border wall, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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A migrants carries bags towards the U.S. border fence from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Migrants line up at the U.S. border wall after being detained by U.S. immigration authorities, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
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Migrants cross the Rio Grande river to reach the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 27.

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