Migrants wait along a border wall after crossing from Mexico near Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 23, 2022 (AP photo by Gregory Bull). Between October 2021 and August 2022, U.S. authorities at the U.S.-Mexico ...

FILE - Migrants wait to be processed after entering the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, Oct. 19, 2023. Changes in global migration patterns and smuggling routes have created an opening for ...