An office building with American Express logo is seen amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, June 3, 2020. Picture taken June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

A protester wearing a face mask, holds a placard as she takes part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A protester gestures as she takes part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Protesters gesture as they take part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Protesters wearing face masks, take part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A protester holds a placard as he takes part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Protesters wearing face masks, hold placards as they takes part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Protesters sit in front of the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie as they take part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A protester wearing a face mask, holds a placard as she takes part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A protester holds a placard as he takes part in a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A Central American migrant washes the hands of a child at an encampment of more than 2,000 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., as local authorities prepare to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Matamoros, Mexico March 20, 2020. Picture taken March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

A Central American migrant washes dishes at an encampment of more than 2,000 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., as local authorities prepare to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Matamoros, Mexico March 20, 2020. Picture taken March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

A Central American migrant, who is seeking asylum in the U.S., cooks beans at an encampment of more than 2,000 migrants, as local authorities prepare to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Matamoros, Mexico March 20, 2020. Picture taken March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Central American migrants, who are seeking asylum in the U.S., share a moment at an encampment of more than 2,000 migrants, as local authorities prepare to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Matamoros, Mexico March 20, 2020. Picture taken March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

A Central American migrant, who is seeking asylum in the U.S., touches his son's foot at an encampment of more than 2,000 migrants, as local authorities prepare to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Matamoros, Mexico March 20, 2020. Picture taken March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

Central American migrants deported from the U.S. are pictured while walking toward Mexico at Paso del Norte International Border bridge after the U.S. and Mexico have agreed to restrict non-essential travel over their shared border to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), leaves after briefing the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), leaves after briefing the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), briefs the media on the status of operations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in the wake of the attacks; during a briefing at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2020. President Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to respond to rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and British service member. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

A short stretch of the meandering Rio Grande - the river that marks the border between the United States and Mexico - has been for a long time a focal point for migrants looking to head north, seeking a better life. In the first half of 2019, it became a scene of chaos and misery as unprecedented numbers of asylum seekers arrived, mostly Central Americans. Families fleeing poverty and gang violence sought to cross at a record rate, overwhelming the border patrol agents on the U.S. side. As summer gave way to autumn, the numbers declined dramatically. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, passed a series of measures to curb entry and pressured Mexico to make its own border more secure. As a result of the new policies, tens of thousands of migrants have been turned back across the border to wait in Mexico for the resolution of their immigration cases and the U.S. government has more tools to deny asylum seekers outright. The U.S. border patrol said total apprehensions at the southwest border hit a high of nearly 133,000 in May 2019. By November that decreased to some 34,000. Reuters photographer Adrees Latif has spent much of the last year in the Rio Grande Valley, documenting the extraordinary scenes. REUTERS/Adrees Latif SEARCH "RIO GRANDE PATROL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. Matching Text: USA-IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM SEEKERS. TEMPLATE OUT

A short stretch of the meandering Rio Grande - the river that marks the border between the United States and Mexico - has been for a long time a focal point for migrants looking to head north, seeking a better life. In the first half of 2019, it became a scene of chaos and misery as unprecedented numbers of asylum seekers arrived, mostly Central Americans. Families fleeing poverty and gang violence sought to cross at a record rate, overwhelming the border patrol agents on the U.S. side. As summer gave way to autumn, the numbers declined dramatically. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, passed a series of measures to curb entry and pressured Mexico to make its own border more secure. As a result of the new policies, tens of thousands of migrants have been turned back across the border to wait in Mexico for the resolution of their immigration cases and the U.S. government has more tools to deny asylum seekers outright. The U.S. border patrol said total apprehensions at the southwest border hit a high of nearly 133,000 in May 2019. By November that decreased to some 34,000. Reuters photographer Adrees Latif has spent much of the last year in the Rio Grande Valley, documenting the extraordinary scenes. REUTERS/Adrees Latif SEARCH "RIO GRANDE PATROL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. Matching Text: USA-IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM SEEKERS. TEMPLATE OUT

Feminist university students shout slogans during a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Feminist university students take part in a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A riot police officer uses his cell phone to take pictures of feminist university students that participate in a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A Feminist university student holds a wooden cross with a mask on it during a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A Feminist university student shouts slogans during a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Feminist university students shout slogans during a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Feminist university students shout slogans during a meeting to mark International Women's Day at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A government worker talks with a Central American migrant during a job fair in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A government worker writes down information from Central American migrants during a job fair in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A university student sprays graffiti paint on a wall that reads "Murder Police, freedom" during a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua February 3, 2020.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A university student takes part in a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua February 3, 2020.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A university student takes part in a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government at the Central American University (UCA) in Managua, Nicaragua February 3, 2020.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

A man, member of a caravan of mostly Central American migrants, sits with a crying child as security forces (not pictured) block the road, near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

A man, member of a caravan of mostly Central American migrants, sits with a crying child as security forces (not pictured) block the road, near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Security forces holding riot shields block the road for a caravan of mostly Central American migrants (not pictured), near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Security forces holding riot shields block the road for a caravan of mostly Central American migrants (not pictured), near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Security forces holding riot shields block the road for a caravan of mostly Central American migrants (not pictured), near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Security forces holding riot shields block the road for a caravan of mostly Central American migrants (not pictured), near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Security forces with riot shields block the road for a caravan of mostly Central American migrants (not pictured), near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Security forces holding riot shields block a caravan of mostly Central American migrants, near Frontera Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico January 23, 2020. Picture taken January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Migrants from Central American, part of a caravan travelling to the U.S., wait to cross into Mexico at the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in El Ceibo, Guatemala, January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Victor Pena

Migrants from Central American, part of a caravan travelling to the U.S., wait to cross into Mexico at the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in El Ceibo, Guatemala, January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Victor Pena

Migrants from Central American, part of a caravan travelling to the U.S., waits to cross in to Mexico at the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in El Ceibo, Guatemala, January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Victor Pena

Migrants from Central American, part of a caravan travelling to the U.S., arrive at the border between Guatemala and Mexico, in El Ceibo, Guatemala, January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Victor Pena

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans prepares to moderate a panel on women in central banking including Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard, Sarah Breeden, Bank of England's point person on climate change, Michigan State University Professor Lisa Cook, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly, Brookings Institution fellow Nellie Liang and Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins, at the American Economics Association's annual meeting in San Diego, California, U.S. January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Saphir

Migrants pray at the government-run Leona Vicario migrant shelter, temporarily closed by health authorities following a varicela outbreak between Central American migrants that have been sent by the U.S. government to wait out their asylum court dates in Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

A migrant carrying his daughter prays at the government-run Leona Vicario migrant shelter, temporarily closed by health authorities following a varicela outbreak between Central American migrants that have been sent by the U.S. government to wait out their asylum court dates in Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico December 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY