People flee as driver in a blue Jeep rams through the crowd of protesters on Interstate 225 during a march against the death of Elijah McClain and racial injustice in Aurora, Colorado, U.S., July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People flee as driver in a blue Jeep rams through the crowd of protesters on Interstate 225 during a march against the death of Elijah McClain and racial injustice in Aurora, Colorado, U.S., July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

Baraka Biar Ajak, 3, the son of South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak, is seen in the parking lot with a "Welcome" ballon gift as he leaves Dulles International Airport in Virginia with his family after they fled Kenya to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Deng Biar, 7, the son of South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak, is seen in the parking lot with a "Welcome" ballon gift as he leaves Dulles International Airport in Virginia with his family after they fled Kenya to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak, his wife Nyathon Hoth Mai, and their children Deng Biar, 7, (far R), Baraka Biar Ajak, 3, (C) and Isabelle Biar Ajak, (in stroller), are greeted by Jared Genser at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after the family fled Kenya to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak walks out of Dulles International Airport in Virginia with his sons Deng Biar, 7, (R) and Baraka Biar Ajak, 3, after his family fled Kenya to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak speaks to Reuters as he arrives at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after fleeing Kenya with his family to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak (R) speaks with airport officials about finding a lost bag as his wife Nyathon Hoth Mai stands nearby with their 2-month-old daughter Isabelle Biar Ajak, at international arrivals at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after the family fled Kenya to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese Economist Peter Biar Ajak poses for a portrait after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after fleeing Kenya with his family to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese Economist Peter Biar Ajak embraces Jared Genser as he arrives at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after fleeing Kenya with his family to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Peter Biar Ajak embraces Jared Genser after entering the International Arrivals area in Dulles International Airport in Virginia after he was forced to flee Kenya with his family to the United States, July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese Economist Peter Biar Ajak and his wife Nyathon Hoth Mai walk into the International Arrivals area in Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after they fled Kenya with their family to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

South Sudanese economist Peter Biar Ajak and his wife Nyathon Hoth Mai walk into the International Arrivals area in Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after they fled Kenya with their family to the U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Demonstrators flee tear gas launched by riot police during a protest among a series of ongoing demonstrations calling for dignified life, amidst an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19), in Bogota, Colombia June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Demonstrators flee from tear gas during a protest, organised by Black Lives Matter Belgium, against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

A demonstrator flees from tear gas during a protest, organised by Black Lives Matter Belgium, against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in central Brussels, Belgium June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Protesters flee tear gas as they clash with riot police during a demonstration against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, outside the U.S. embassy in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

People flee the scene while they loot a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

People flee the scene while they loot a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

People flee as they loot a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

People flee as they loot a Balenciaga store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon REFILE - CORRECTING DATE

People flee as they loot a Balenciaga store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon REFILE - CORRECTING DATE

A protester holds up an umbrella as others flee as tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices are deployed by Seattle police during a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

One protester holds up their fists in the air as others flee tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices deployed by Seattle police during a protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

People flee as they loot a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

People flee as they loot after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

People flee as they loot a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

A protester flees tear gas at a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Portland, Oregon, U.S. May 31, 2020. Picture taken May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester

Protesters flee from tear gas at a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Portland, Oregon, U.S. May 31, 2020. Picture taken May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester

A protester flees from tear gas at a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Portland, Oregon, U.S. May 31, 2020. Picture taken May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester

NYPD officers catch a protester as he tries to flee while looting a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

NYPD officers catch a protester as he tries to flee while looting a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

NYPD officers catch protesters as they try to flee while looting a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

A protester tries to flee as he loots a store after marching against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

People flee from pepper spray deployed by police during a protest amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

People flee pepper spray deployed by police during a protest amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Protesters flee tear gas during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers

Protesters flee tear gas during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers

A woman carries her child as people flee from clashes between traders and riot police following demolitions of homes and stalls amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nearby the Korogocho market within Kariobangi settlement of Nairobi, Kenya May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A municipality worker walks in a street at a flee market as Israel tightened a national stay-at-home policy following the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tel Aviv, Israel March 20, 2020. REUTERS/ Corinna Kern

Somali families, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, sit near a fire at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Somali families, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, rest at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

A Somali woman, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, starts a fire at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Mad Ali Maadey, who is displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, is seen at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

A Somali child, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, tries to make a fire at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

A Somali girl, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, rests at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Somali families, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, sit under a tree at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Somali families, displaced after fleeing the Lower Shabelle region amid an uptick in U.S. airstrikes, wait at an IDP (internally displaced person) camp near Mogadishu, Somalia March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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

Host Fabiola Bawden holds her daughter, Triana Bawden, as they listen to Shannel Cruz (L) talk about what led to her fleeing Honduras at their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., July 27, 2018. Picture taken July 27, 2018 REUTERS/Adria Malcolm

Demonstrators, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas during clashes with riot police outside a military camp housing police officers, near the village of Pagani on the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Demonstrators, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas during clashes with riot police outside a military camp housing police officers, near the village of Pagani on the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Locals, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas fired by riot police, in the area of Karava, on the island of Lesbos, Greece February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Locals, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas fired by riot police, in the area of Karava, on the island of Lesbos, Greece February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Locals, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas fired by riot police, in the area of Karava, on the island of Lesbos, Greece February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Locals, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas fired by riot police, in the area of Karava, on the island of Lesbos, Greece February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

Locals, who oppose the building of a new closed migrant detention centre, flee tear gas fired by riot police, in the area of Karava, on the island of Lesbos, Greece February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou