For migrants, crossing Mexico is increasingly challenging

The US is seeing a significant drop in illegal border crossings, a surprising development given that crossings typically rise as temperatures turn warmer. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports from Mexico City that the migrants are increasingly stuck in Mexico, because authorities there are cracking down on immigration at the request of the Biden administration.

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