Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants are transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants arrive at the staging area where they turn themselves to the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants get transported by the U.S. border patrol after they crossed the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants with children are transported by the U.S. border patrol to the temporary processing center after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

A migrant speaks to the U.S. border patrol agent after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

The border wall is seen repaired from smugglers cutting holes to send migrants into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants arrive at the staging area where they turn themselves in to the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants get transported by the U.S. border patrol after they crossed the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants burn woods to keep themselves warm while waiting to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants from Guinea burn wood to keep themselves warm while waiting to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

U.S. border patrol conducts a body search on a migrant as he boards a border patrol van after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

A migrant is being body searched by the U.S. border patrol agent before boarding a van after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants from various countries in Africa and Latin America cross the border wall through a gap into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. border patrol after crossing the border wall into the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Go Nakamura