Migrant border crossings into Texas surge

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua who were kidnapped in the state of Durango and released days later by the Mexican Army, queue to board buses as they try to reach the U.S., to request asylum, at an elementary school on the outskirts of the city of...more

A sign reads "Have a Good Trip" is seen as migrants cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Asylum-seeking migrants stand near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 11. REUTERS/Jose Luis...more

Migrants queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua who were kidnapped in the state of Durango and released days later by the Mexican Army, travel aboard a box trailer as they continue on their way to reach the U.S., to request asylum, in the city of Chihuahua, state of...more

Migrants queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants, among them Nicaraguans who were kidnapped by organized crime in the state of Durango and were released days later by the Mexican Army, queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol...more

Migrants queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants build a bonfire near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A migrant rests near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn himself in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum from El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants build a bonfire near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 13. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, walk towards a bus station after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in El Paso, Texas, December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua who were kidnapped by organized crime in the state of Durango and released days later by the Mexican Army, cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso,...more

A migrant from Venezuela crosses the Rio Bravo river to sell water to migrants, among them Nicaraguans who were kidnapped by organized crime in the state of Durango and were released days later by the Mexican Army, who are lining up after crossing...more

Migrants, mostly Nicaraguans who were kidnapped by organized crime in the state of Durango and released days later by the Mexican Army, participate in a caravan to reach El Paso, Texas, U.S., to request asylum, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 11....more

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, stand in a parking lot near a bus station after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants carry a donated mattress for the night near a bus station after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A family of migrants from Nicaragua who were kidnapped by organized crime in the state of Durango and released days later by the Mexican Army, are seen before crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request...more

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, get off a U.S. Border Patrol bus, after being released at a bus station in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

David Hernandez, a migrant from Nicaragua, tries to keep warm with a piece of cardboard as he rests in a parking lot near a bus station after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis...more

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, sit outside a store near a bus station after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Migrants, among them Nicaraguans who were kidnapped by organised crime in the state of Durango and were released days later by the Mexican Army, queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol...more

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, rest in a parking lot near a bus station after being released from U.S. Border Patrol custody in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A migrant from Venezuela brings pizzas to sell to migrants, among them Nicaraguans who were kidnapped by organised crime in the state of Durango and were released days later by the Mexican Army, who are lining up after crossing the Rio Bravo river to...more

Migrants, including Nicaraguans, are detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to request for asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 12. REUTERS/ Jose Luis...more

Migrants, among them Nicaraguans who were kidnapped by organised crime in the state of Durango and were released days later by the Mexican Army, queue near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol...more

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua who were kidnapped by organized crime in the state of Durango and released days later by the Mexican Army, cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso,...more