During the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, more than 13 million migrants crossed the border between Mexico and the United States, with Ciudad Juárez and El Paso (Texas) being some of the most critical points in the migratory flow, as reported by the General Director of Coordination of Representative Offices of the National Institute of Migration (INM), Héctor Martínez Castuera.
Throughout this period, between December 2018 and September 2024, the northern border of Mexico has established itself as a nerve center for migrants from various countries, mainly from Central America, South America and the Caribbean, who seek to reach the United States. in order to find better opportunities.
