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Authorities on Mexico's southern border with Guatemala detain undocumented Central American migrants hoping to reach the US, amid speculation about the contents of Mexico's deal to curb migration in order to avert President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs. IMAGES
Immigration policy continues to feature heavily in the final campaigns of midterm candidates on both sides of the aisle. President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats of allowing "criminals" into the country illegally and has ordered regular army troops to the US-Mexican border as a caravan of a few thousand impoverished migrants slowly marches toward the boundary. Meanwhile, Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, have accused Trump of "fear-mongering" and "political stunts". IMAGES from the US-Mexico border in San Elizario, Texas
Mexican immigration officials re-open the gate on the Mexico-Guatemala border bridge, letting through a handful of immigrants, but thousands more wait to enter Mexico after spending the night on the bridge in hopes of continuing their journey toward the United States. IMAGES
Migrants attempt to pull down a section of a barbed wire fence installed by Texas authorities on the Mexico-US border. The tensions on the border come amid an ongoing legal back-and-forth over a Texas law that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. IMAGES
Hundreds of migrants wait to be processed by US authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas, after crossing the US-Mexico border. The state's Republican governor signed a bill on Monday that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. The move by Governor Greg Abbott sets up a potential legal clash with the federal government, which generally sets and enforces immigration laws. IMAGES
Dozens of migrants attempt to reach the United States by swimming across the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Some then swim back to the Mexican side of the river after being warned away by Texas authorities. IMAGES
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