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A child plays on the floor of the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Asylum-seeking migrant families disembark from an inflatable raft after crossing the Rio Grande into the US from Mexico, in Roma, Texas. Reuters
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Asylum-seeking migrant families leave a raft. Reuters
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Gabby Fajardo sits in the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, after being expelled from the US. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Gabby Fajardo and 5-year-old son Gerard stand outside the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Sherry, 17, holds one-year-old son Ian as she leads a line of unaccompanied minors after crossing the Rio Grande in La Joya, Texas. Reuters
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Clothes hang to dry outside the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. There are currently 1,200 migrants staying at the shelter. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Mats set up on the ground serve as makeshift beds for migrants at the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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A woman and child sit on a bed inside the Ambassador Jesus Christ Shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. The shelter is currently housing 1,200 migrants. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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A child plays on the floor of the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Asylum-seeking migrant families disembark from an inflatable raft after crossing the Rio Grande into the US from Mexico, in Roma, Texas. Reuters
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Asylum-seeking migrant families leave a raft. Reuters
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Gabby Fajardo sits in the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, after being expelled from the US. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Gabby Fajardo and 5-year-old son Gerard stand outside the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Sherry, 17, holds one-year-old son Ian as she leads a line of unaccompanied minors after crossing the Rio Grande in La Joya, Texas. Reuters
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Clothes hang to dry outside the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. There are currently 1,200 migrants staying at the shelter. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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Mats set up on the ground serve as makeshift beds for migrants at the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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A woman and child sit on a bed inside the Ambassador Jesus Christ Shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. The shelter is currently housing 1,200 migrants. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
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A child plays on the floor of the Ambassador Jesus Christ shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Felicia Rangel-Samponaro
Migrant families arrested in Texas being flown to California for expulsion
In March, more than 170,000 people were apprehended along the southern border
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