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Smuggler and Migrants in Ciudad Hidalgo
Migrants ride an inflatable raft on the Suchiate River from Tecun Uman, Guatemala while a smuggler waits for their arrival in Ciudad Hidalgoon, Mexico on May 9, 2019. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Migrants follow a smuggler after riding an inflatable raft on the Suchiate River from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico on May 9, 2019. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Cineac Kinchel from Haiti sits with his daughter Michele in Tapachula, Mexico on May 9, 2019. Kinchel's and his daughter have been staying where other migrants from Africa and Haiti have temporarily settled near the (INM) Instituto Nacional de Migración Delegación Federal en Chiapas building while hoping to apply for an exit visa so they can make their way to the US-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Migrants wait in line to apply for an exit visa or a regional visitor visa in front of (INM) Instituto Nacional de Migración Delegación Federal en Chiapas office in Tapachula, Mexico on May 9, 2019. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Ania from Angola (left), Mulekwa from Congo (middle) and Lidia Maria (right) from Angola wait in front of the (INM) Instituto Nacional de Migración Delegación Federal en Chiapas in Tapachula, Mexico for their number to be called on May 9, 2019. Once their number is called migrants are able to apply for an exit visa that is valid for 20 days. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Narciso Lopez Flores sits in his store near where the migrants from Africa and Haiti have temporarily settled in Tapachula, Mexico on May 9, 2019. Lopez has been living in Tapachula for thirty years and says that he feels bad for the migrants and thinks they should have their documents so they can travel to the US-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Erica, 11 years old from Angola poses for a photo in Tapachula, Mexico on May 8, 2019. Erica has been staying in an area where many of the migrants from Africa and Haiti have temporarily settled while waiting to apply for an exit visa so they can make their way to the US-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Mulekwa from Congo poses for a photo in Tapachula, Mexico on May 8, 2019. Mulekwa lives in an area where many of the migrants from Africa and Haiti have temporarily settled while waiting to apply for an exit visa so they can make their way to the US-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Nira and her son Eduard from Congo pose for a photo in Tapachula, Mexico on May 8, 2019. Nira and her son live in an area where many of the migrants from Africa and Haiti have temporarily settled while waiting to apply for an exit visa so they can make their way to the US-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Priscilla and her son Kilembi from Angola pose for a photo in Tapachula, Mexico on May 8, 2019. Priscilla and Kilembi live in an area where many of the migrants from Africa and Haiti have temporarily settled while waiting to apply for an exit visa so they can make their way to the US-Mexico border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Stephen waits in his motel room which he shares with two other men to keep the cost down in Tapachula, Mexico on May 8, 2019. Stephen traveled from his home country, Cameroon to Mexico in hopes of getting an exit visa so he can travel to the US-Mexico border and seek asylum. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI.
Brayan Rosales Hidalgo from Honduras holds his and his son's Antony's (INM) Instituto Nacional de Migración regional visitor visa cards near a sports complex, a makeshift detention center in Mapastepec, Mexico on May 7, 2019. The regional visas that Rosales has is only good for four Southern Mexican states, Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Migrants from Haiti, Africa, Middle East and Asia wait in front of (INM) Instituto Nacional de Migración Delegación Federal en Chiapas in Tapachula, Mexico for their number to be called on May 6, 2019. Once their number is called migrants are able to start the process for an exit Visa that is valid for 20 days. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Migrants from Haiti, Africa, Middle East and Asia wait in front of (INM) Instituto Nacional de Migración Delegación Federal en Chiapas in Tapachula, Mexico for their number to be called on May 6, 2019. Once their number is called migrants are able to start the process for an exit Visa that is valid for 20 days. Tension has been building because of the length of time it is taking to get the process started. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Migrants Wait for their Visas in Mexico to Travel Freely
Javier Valdez holds a list of names in front of INM's Regional Sub-delegation office in Tapachula, Mexico on May 6, 2019. Valdez calls the names of people so they can speak to someone about having the proper paperwork to be in Mexico. Some migrants enter Mexico at this southern border town and then travel freely north to the United States border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI
Migrants Wait for their Visas in Mexico to Travel Freely
Migrants, mainly Cubans wait in front of INM's Regional Sub-delegation office to discuss having the proper paperwork in Tapachula, Mexico on May 6, 2019. Some migrants enter Mexico at this southern border town and then travel freely north to the United States border. Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI