01of 09From the Other SidePAUL RATJE/AFP/GettyA young boy from Mexico peers into the U.S. through a portion of the border fence in Anapra, near El Paso, Texas, on April 7, 2018.In the days after President Donald Trump first deployed the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border last year, many in El Paso questioned the need for the increased security. Trump has long stoked fears about immigration and argued restricting migrants is a safety issue for Americans.
01of 09
From the Other Side
PAUL RATJE/AFP/Getty
A young boy from Mexico peers into the U.S. through a portion of the border fence in Anapra, near El Paso, Texas, on April 7, 2018.
In the days after President Donald Trump first deployed the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border last year, many in El Paso questioned the need for the increased security. Trump has long stoked fears about immigration and argued restricting migrants is a safety issue for Americans.
02of 09
Attempted Crossings
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty
The center, the largest immigrant detention facility in the United States, has recently been critized forsubstandard living conditions and a lack of hygiene, according toThe Texas Tribune.
03of 09A Family Divided and ReunitedSpencer Platt/GettyYeni Maricela Gonzalez Garcia (center) stands with her children, 6 year-old Deyuin (left), 9 year-old Jamelin (right) and 11 year-old Lester (back), after she was reunited with them at the East Harlem Cayuga Centers on July 13, 2018, in New York City.Garcia, from Guatemala, drove cross-country to be reunited with her three children after they were taken from an Arizona immigration facility more than eight weeks earlier.On May 19, 2018, Garcia crossed over the U.S. border with her kids but they were taken from her two days later as part of President Trump’s controversial policy of removing immigrant children from their detained parents.
03of 09
A Family Divided and Reunited
Spencer Platt/Getty
Yeni Maricela Gonzalez Garcia (center) stands with her children, 6 year-old Deyuin (left), 9 year-old Jamelin (right) and 11 year-old Lester (back), after she was reunited with them at the East Harlem Cayuga Centers on July 13, 2018, in New York City.
Garcia, from Guatemala, drove cross-country to be reunited with her three children after they were taken from an Arizona immigration facility more than eight weeks earlier.
On May 19, 2018, Garcia crossed over the U.S. border with her kids but they were taken from her two days later as part of President Trump’s controversial policy of removing immigrant children from their detained parents.
04of 09
Trump Celebrates ICE
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty
The president (left) is seen with border agent Adrian Anzaldua during an event honoring the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection services at the White House on Aug. 20, 2018.
ICE’s involvement in detaining migrants, and specifically migrant children, has led some to call for the abolition of the department.
05of 09A Mother and Her SonMario Tama/GettyAn immigrant who identified herself as Vioney, released after spending six months in an ICE detention facility, shows a photo of her son in her hotel room before flying to be reunited with family members on Sept. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles.Vioney, originally from Mexico, crossed the San Ysidro Port of Entry, near Tijuana, with three of her four children in February of that year. After asking U.S. authorities for asylum, she was separated from her children the same day and held in detention until Aug. 31. Her children, who are U.S. citizens, were immediately freed.A group of mothers known as Immigrant Families Together posted her bond and she was to remain in the country with her family while her case was adjudicated.
05of 09
A Mother and Her Son
Mario Tama/Getty
An immigrant who identified herself as Vioney, released after spending six months in an ICE detention facility, shows a photo of her son in her hotel room before flying to be reunited with family members on Sept. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Vioney, originally from Mexico, crossed the San Ysidro Port of Entry, near Tijuana, with three of her four children in February of that year. After asking U.S. authorities for asylum, she was separated from her children the same day and held in detention until Aug. 31. Her children, who are U.S. citizens, were immediately freed.
A group of mothers known as Immigrant Families Together posted her bond and she was to remain in the country with her family while her case was adjudicated.
06of 09A Long Journey and an Uncertain EndGUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP/GettyHonduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the U.S. rest at the main square of Pijijiapan, Mexico, on Oct. 25.The migrant caravans became a popular topic for Trump, who repeatedly referred to them as an example of the kind of unchecked immigration he argued he was trying to stop.Reportingabout the camps, however, complicated the president’s simplistic description of people who had joined in an attempt to reach America — some of whom fled violence and harsh economic conditions.“To those in the Caravan, turnaround, we are not letting people into the United States illegally. Go back to your Country and if you want, apply for citizenship like millions of others are doing,” Trump tweeted on the same day this photo was taken.
06of 09
A Long Journey and an Uncertain End
GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP/Getty
Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the U.S. rest at the main square of Pijijiapan, Mexico, on Oct. 25.
The migrant caravans became a popular topic for Trump, who repeatedly referred to them as an example of the kind of unchecked immigration he argued he was trying to stop.
Reportingabout the camps, however, complicated the president’s simplistic description of people who had joined in an attempt to reach America — some of whom fled violence and harsh economic conditions.
“To those in the Caravan, turnaround, we are not letting people into the United States illegally. Go back to your Country and if you want, apply for citizenship like millions of others are doing,” Trump tweeted on the same day this photo was taken.
07of 09
Troops Deployed to Stop Migrant Caravan
The Pentagondeployed 5,900 active-duty troopsto prevent the caravan from crossing the border, according toTheNew York Times.
08of 09Prepared for a CrisisHERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP/GettyICE and CBP agents take part in a safety drill in the Anapra area in Sunland Park, New Mexico, across from Ciudad Juarez Mexico, on Jan. 31.Earlier in Jaunary,troops clashed with a caravanof mostly Honduran migrants, using tears gas on those throwing rocks and trying to cross,The Guardianreported.
08of 09
Prepared for a Crisis
HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty
ICE and CBP agents take part in a safety drill in the Anapra area in Sunland Park, New Mexico, across from Ciudad Juarez Mexico, on Jan. 31.
Earlier in Jaunary,troops clashed with a caravanof mostly Honduran migrants, using tears gas on those throwing rocks and trying to cross,The Guardianreported.
09of 09
Congress Questions Immigratation Officials
Alex Edelman/Getty
Administration officials are sworn in during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on migration on the Southern border on April 9 in Washington, D.C.
During the hearing, lawmakers questioned witnesses about child mentions, minor reunification and illegal drug seizures on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
source: people.com
