A line for food snakes through the Barretal camp in Tijuana. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 4, 2018 - People sleep while they wait for INM officials to call their names while registering migrants for the 30 day permission to stay in Mexico. Over a thousand migrants from Central America, the majority from Honduras, are taking part in a "migrant caravan," an annual event where migrants band together to make the journey through Mexico and then, at the end of their journey, applying for asylum in the United States. The caravan has drawn the attention of US President Donald Trump, whose Easter-day tweetstorm has caused Mexican officials to act on disbanding the caravan. Here in Matias Romero, migrants are stuck camping on a soccer field while Mexican officials hand out short transit visas or 30 days visas that allow migrants to apply for asylum here in Mexico. Meghan Dhaliwal for the Los Angeles Times

April 25, 2018 - Irma Rivera, 31 of Honduras, , is gently woken by her four year old son Jesus Eduardo at the Mision Viña de Jesucristo in Tijuana, BCN, Mexico. Irma and her two children arrived with a group of around 130 other members of the caravan the day prior. She and her family will wait in Tijuana until the caravan group marches across the border this coming Sunday to apply for asylum in the US. The migrants are on day 31 of their journey to the US-Mexico border, where many plan to apply for asylum on Sunday of this weekend. Now that they are in Tijuana, the group will meet with lawyers this weekend and prepare to file their asylum claims. It is estimated that over one hundred people will be filing asylum claims this weekend. The caravan has drawn international attention after US President Donald Trump's Easter-weekend tweetstorm about the arrival of the migrants on the border. In a statement today, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen threatened caravan members with prosecution if they "make a false immigration claim." Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 4, 2018 - Karla Gonzalez, 28, and her son Fernando Garcia, 3, from Honduras in the spot they have staked claim over in the sports complex where the migrant caravan has stopped in Oaxaca, Mexico. Over a thousand migrants from Central America, the majority from Honduras, are taking part in a "migrant caravan," an annual event where migrants band together to make the journey through Mexico and then, at the end of their journey, applying for asylum in the United States. The caravan has drawn the attention of US President Donald Trump, whose Easter-day tweetstorm has caused Mexican officials to act on disbanding the caravan. Here in Matias Romero, migrants are stuck camping on a soccer field while Mexican officials hand out short transit visas or 30 days visas that allow migrants to apply for asylum here in Mexico. Meghan Dhaliwal for the Los Angeles Times

April 30, 2018 - A young woman from El Salvador holds her daughter as she waits for a meal to be served. Migrant caravan members camp outside of Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing. US CBP is refusing to process asylum seekers, not having processed any asylum claims for three days. The group of caravan members voted last night to renin in the plaza outside the port of entry until CBP is willing to process their requests. The families spent the night outside without tents and limited blankets, the air at 54 degrees and a light rain falling through parts of the night. About 200 members of the caravan plan on filing for asylum as soon as CBP allows them to. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

People line up for food, including Jessica Perez, 18, of El Salvador and her six month old son Giovani (center), at the Barretal shelter in Tijuana. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 29, 2018 - Members of the migrant caravan walk to the border wall in Tijuana's "Pedestrian West" crossing, and while walking were greeted with the news that the US border had reached its capacity for the day. Migrants, nerves frayed after a day of build up, waited nervously (and often emotionally) in front of the border crossing. At just past 4pm PST, a group of 50 migrants were taken in to attempt to cross and file their asylum claims. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - Members of the migrant caravan wait outside Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing after marching to the border this afternoon in hopes of applying for asylum. Only 50 migrants were allowed to enter the border, and only 20 were allowed to remain in waiting in a holding zone between the US and Mexico borders. The US claimed it was at capacity for receiving asylum seekers for the day, so the 20 must wait until the US is prepared to begin processing their claims. The rest of migrants, numbered at around 100, will camp in front of the border crossing until it is their turn to cross the border and apply for asylum themselves. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - A Honduran man lays on the ground in front of Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing with his sick toddler daughter. Many members, especially children, of the caravan have gotten sick on their journey and need medical attention. The members of the migrant caravan wait outside Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing after marching to the border this afternoon in hopes of applying for asylum. Only 50 migrants were allowed to enter the border, and only 20 were allowed to remain in waiting in a holding zone between the US and Mexico borders. The US claimed it was at capacity for receiving asylum seekers for the day, so the 20 must wait until the US is prepared to begin processing their claims. The rest of migrants, numbered at around 100, will camp in front of the border crossing until it is their turn to cross the border and apply for asylum themselves. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - Members of the migrant caravan wait outside Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing after marching to the border this afternoon in hopes of applying for asylum. Only 50 migrants were allowed to enter the border, and only 20 were allowed to remain in waiting in a holding zone between the US and Mexico borders. The US claimed it was at capacity for receiving asylum seekers for the day, so the 20 must wait until the US is prepared to begin processing their claims. The rest of migrants, numbered at around 100, will camp in front of the border crossing until it is their turn to cross the border and apply for asylum themselves. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - Members of the migrant caravan prepare to go to sleep as temperatures drop outside Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing after marching to the border this afternoon in hopes of applying for asylum. Only 50 migrants were allowed to enter the border, and only 20 were allowed to remain in waiting in a holding zone between the US and Mexico borders. The US claimed it was at capacity for receiving asylum seekers for the day, so the 20 must wait until the US is prepared to begin processing their claims. The rest of migrants, numbered at around 100, will camp in front of the border crossing until it is their turn to cross the border and apply for asylum themselves. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - Members of the migrant caravan walk to the border wall in Tijuana's "Pedestrian West" crossing, and while walking were greeted with the news that the US border had reached its capacity for the day. Migrants, nerves frayed after a day of build up, waited nervously (and often emotionally) in front of the border crossing. At just past 4pm PST, a group of 50 migrants were taken in to attempt to cross and file their asylum claims. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

The outdoor space at the Barretal shelter in Tijuana. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 30, 2018 - A trans woman from Honduras gets her facial hair threaded by a friend. Migrant caravan members camp outside of Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing. US CBP is refusing to process asylum seekers, not having processed any asylum claims for three days. The group of caravan members voted last night to renin in the plaza outside the port of entry until CBP is willing to process their requests. The families spent the night outside without tents and limited blankets, the air at 54 degrees and a light rain falling through parts of the night. About 200 members of the caravan plan on filing for asylum as soon as CBP allows them to. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - A boy from the migrant caravanwaves off the bus as they wait to be transported back to the caravan's headquarters. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

Clothes hang to dry at the Barretal shelter, in front of a wall that translates to "BORDER" Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 29, 2018 - Mirna Aladana, 20 and her son Joshua Gaciel see the border wall for the first time. Mirna will marry her partner Magdiel today before turning herself in to border authorities to file an asylum claim. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - Members of the migrant caravan walk to the border wall in Tijuana's "Pedestrian West" crossing, and while walking were greeted with the news that the US border had reached its capacity for the day. Migrants, nerves frayed after a day of build up, waited nervously (and often emotionally) in front of the border crossing. At just past 4pm PST, a group of 50 migrants were taken in to attempt to cross and file their asylum claims. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - A 15 year old from Honduras and his stepfather fly a Honduran flag on the border wall as migrants from the caravan enter Friendship Park, Tijuana. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

Alexander Cardona, 19, from Guatemala inspects the border fence from Tijuana's Friendship Park early one morning. He traveled with the caravan with his wife, hoping to find work and a better life in the US. "I trust God to help us," says Alexander, never quite taking his eyes off the border fence. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

People gather and look through the US-MX border fence from Tijuana's Friendship Park after three people allegedly broke through the fence and crossed through to the US side, immediately apprehended by US Border Patrol. Two border patrol agents stand on the US side of the border, watching the crowd. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

The indoor area of the Barretal reserved for families with children. The shelter is normally a concert venue in a notoriously dangerous neighborhood of Tijuana. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

Young men play soccer at the Barretal shelter in Tijuana Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 29, 2018 - Migrants from the migrant caravan in Friendship Park, Tijuana. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

April 29, 2018 - Supporters from the San Diego side are seen through the border fence as migrants from the caravan enter Friendship Park, Tijuana. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

Jefferson, 6, of Guatemala is lifted over the border wall towards his mother Marta and brother Mateo on the other side. The family is fleeing threats from Guatemala, and they had been weighing whether to wait for their asylum number to be called or to jump the wall and speed up the process. --- "We left because of economic and personal problems." Marta's mother was assaulted, and when the family tried to file a report, he threatened the two boys. "We had to leave to find a better future for them." The family wants to apply for asylum, but waiting in a tent for potentially months is problematic with two young boys. "We have a number, 1387." But they are thinking of trying to cross the wall, having gotten close but caught by Mexican police. "I do not know whether to leave or wait for the number." Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 30, 2018 - A prayer service in front of the US-Mexico border for members of the migrant caravan just hours after finding out that eight members of the caravan have been begin their asylum claim process with US immigration officials. Migrant caravan members camp outside of Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing.The group of caravan members voted last night to remain in the plaza outside the port of entry until CBP is willing to process their requests. The families spent the night outside without tents and limited blankets, the air at 54 degrees and a light rain falling through parts of the night. About 200 members of the caravan plan on filing for asylum as soon as CBP allows them to. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

December 1, 2018 - Marlen, from Honduras, clutches her two year old son Richard as a helicopter hovers overhead and shines a light on the hiding spot. She has been in Tijuana for four months, and is hoping to apply for asylum. She and her husband were extorted and threatened by gangs in Honduras. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

November 30, 2018 - Caesar, 18, (right) and Daniel, 18 after sliding back under a hole he dug on the US-MX border wall, they slipped back under the wall when the Border Patrol arrived on the other side. They came without their families from El Salvador, they became friends during the caravan. They both have received threats from gangs in his home country. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

November 30, 2018 - A mother and child walk alongside the US MX border, hoping to breach the wall in the middle of the night. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

April 29, 2018 - The first twenty migrants to apply for asylum in the US wait in a holding pen on the border of the US and Mexico. The group will be here in the cold for many hours, possibly overnight. Only 50 migrants were allowed to enter the border, and only 20 were allowed to remain in waiting in a holding zone between the US and Mexico borders. The US claimed it was at capacity for receiving asylum seekers for the day, so the 20 must wait until the US is prepared to begin processing their claims. The rest of migrants, numbered at around 100, will camp in front of the border crossing until it is their turn to cross the border and apply for asylum themselves. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

December 1, 2018 - A border patrol agent interacts with a group of approximately 30 migrants who were scoping out the border wall and hoping to potentially cross. The group resigned themselves to not crossing around 3am. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

December 1, 2018 - Javier, 10, from Honduras, looks up at the US-MX border wall at Border Patrol agents. She is part of a group of approximately 30 migrants, some of whom were hoping to cross the border tonight but resigned themselves not to around 3am. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

November 30, 2018 - Four members of the caravan, including Daniel and Caesar, look at the border wall from the side of the highway international in Tijuana. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

A young man straddles the US-MX border wall and helps people over to the US side as a US Border Patrol vehicle lurks behind them. Meghan Dhaliwal 2018

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April 30, 2018 - A young woman cries during a prayer service in front of the US-Mexico border for members of the migrant caravan just hours after finding out that eight members of the caravan have been begin their asylum claim process with US immigration officials. Migrant caravan members camp outside of Tijuana's pedestrian west border crossing. The group of caravan members voted last night to renin in the plaza outside the port of entry until CBP is willing to process their requests. The families spent the night outside without tents and limited blankets, the air at 54 degrees and a light rain falling through parts of the night. About 200 members of the caravan plan on filing for asylum as soon as CBP allows them to. Members of the migrant caravan are all from Central America, with the majority from Honduras and El Salvador. The group started out with nearly 1,200 caravan members, but numbers have dropped significantly as the group moved through Mexico. All the people who attempt to cross the border today have been told by legal counsel that they have "at least a chance" to receive asylum in the United States. Those who are not granted asylum will be deported back to their home countries. Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times

Marta Alicia Martinez Padilla, 26, her two sons and husband approach US Border Patrol agents with their hands up after getting over the border wall from Mexico. She and her family are fleeing threats from Guatemala, and she had been weighing whether to wait for her asylum number to be called or to jump the wall and speed up the process. --- "We left because of economic and personal problems." Marta's mother was assaulted, and when the family tried to file a report, he threatened the two boys. "We had to leave to find a better future for them." The family wants to apply for asylum, but waiting in a tent for potentially months is problematic with two young boys. "We have a number, 1387." But they are thinking of trying to cross the wall, having gotten close but caught by Mexican police. "I do not know whether to leave or wait for the number." Meghan Dhaliwal 2018