More than 13 million migrants crossed Mexico into the U.S. during López Obrador's government
Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, were some of the most critical points in the migratory flow, according to the general director of Coordination of Representative Offices of the National Institute of Migration, Héctor Martínez Castuera.
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Sept. 21, 2024, 2:40 PM EDT
By EFE
During the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, more than 13 million migrants crossed the border between Mexico and the United States, with Ciudad Juárez and El Paso (Texas) being some of the most critical points in the migratory flow, according to the general director of Coordination of Representative Offices of the National Institute of Migration (INM). Héctor Martínez Castuera.
Throughout this period, between December 2018 and September 2024, Mexico's northern border has established itself as a nerve center for migrants from various countries, mainly from Central America, South America and the Caribbean, who seek to reach the United States in order to find better opportunities.
Ciudad Juárez, which borders El Paso, Texas, has been one of the main migratory corridors, where thousands of people wait in shelters, makeshift camps — or in the open — to cross the Rio Grande and request asylum in U.S. territory.
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