Kim Jong Un upgraded security on the Chinese and Russian frontiers, blocking routes for smugglers and defectors 

Kim Jong Un upgraded security on the Chinese and Russian frontiers, blocking routes for smugglers and defectors 

Kim Jong Un upgraded security on the Chinese and Russian frontiers, blocking routes for smugglers and defectors 

Israeli Border police officers stand guard on the wall around Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city, as Israel marks Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Israeli Border police officers stand guard on the wall around Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city, as Israel marks Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Israeli Border police officers stand guard on the wall around Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city, as Israel marks Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, while a member of the Texas National Guard stands guard in the border, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

A young migrant girl waits for some food, at the border wall between the United States and Mexico, after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A young migrant boy looks out from behind the border wall fence as the wall is reflected on the top of an aid workers vehicle as they deliver food and water to migrants between the primary and secondary border fences after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A young migrant boy looks out from behind the border wall fence as the wall is reflected on the top of an aid workers vehicle as they deliver food and water to migrants between the primary and secondary border fences after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A migrant woman looks out from behind the border wall fence as aid workers prepare to handout food and water to migrants who have gathered between the primary and secondary border fences after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A migrant waits at the border wall for some food from an aid worker as asylum seekers gather between primary and secondary border fences between the United States and Mexico after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A migrant child looks through the border wall waiting for some food from an aid worker as asylum seekers gather between primary and secondary border fences between the United States and Mexico after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A migrant child looks through the border wall as asylum seekers gather between primary and secondary border fences between the United States and Mexico after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants look through the border wall as they gather between primary and secondary border fences between the United States and Mexico after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants reach through the border wall for supplies from an air worker as asylum seekers gather between primary and secondary border fences between the United States and Mexico after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A migrant looks through the border wall as they gather between primary and secondary border fences between the United States and Mexico after the lifting of COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants reach for water through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez 

Migrants reach for water through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez 

Peruvian migrant Angelo Cardosa looks through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez 

Migrants reach for water through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez 

A migrant from Senegal peeks through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, as she waits for border agents to arrive before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Zaydee Sanchez 

Migrants from Turkey stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents as U.S military stand guard to inhibit migrant crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants show a number written on their arm to take their turn to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents near the border wall, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants from Turkey stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants wait at the border wall for food from an aid agency as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants reach out from the border wall for food from an aid agency as the wait between the primary and secondary border fences as United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants reach out from the border wall for food from an aid agency as the wait between the primary and secondary border fences as United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants reach out from the border wall for food from an aid agency as the wait between the primary and secondary border fences as United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants reach out from the border wall for food from an aid agency as the wait between the primary and secondary border fences as United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A young migrant boy waits at the border wall for some food from an aid agency as migrants between the primary and secondary border fences prepare for the United States to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A young boy leans up against the border wall while migrants gather between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

A migrant stands near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to surrender herself to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

A migrant walks near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to surrender himself to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the US-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants stand near the border wall during a sandstorm after having crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents, as the U.S. prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the border from seeking asylum since 2020, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez 

Migrants carry drinking water in a path leading to a dusty field, where many like them wait to be picked up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers near the U.S. border wall, as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

A migrants and her daughter sit in a dusty field, as they wait to be picked up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers near the U.S. border wall, as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near El Paso, Texas, U.S., May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer