In Pics: Plight Of Asylum-seeking Migrant Children At US-Mexico Border

Marvin (L) and Brando, both one-year-old asylum-seeker boys from Guatemala, look out from their baby carriers after they crossed with their mothers the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft, in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Johnny, an asylum seeking father from Honduras, carries his five year old daughter Jennica after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Mayra, a 17 year old asylum seeking mother from Guatemala, carries her 13 month old son Marvin after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Mayra, a 17 year old asylum seeking mother from Guatemala, carries her 13 month old son Marvin after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 17, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Fatima, a two-year-old asylum-seeking migrant girl from Honduras, waits to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol with other migrants after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft with her father in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 16, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Cherie, a one-year-old old asylum-seeking migrant girl from Honduras, sleeps in her mother’s arm after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 16, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Sonia, an asylum-seeking migrant from Honduras, walks down a dirt road with her three children Jefferson, 9, Scarlet, 7, and David, 6, after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 16, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Zoe, 18-month-old asylum seeking migrant girl from Honduras, cries while being held by her mother Evelyn as she and other migrants await to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 15, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrants from Central America await to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 15, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant Alicia, from Honduras, embraces her father as she and other migrants await transport after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in La Joya, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant Jonathan, 6, from Honduras, sits near his father as he and other migrants await transport after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in La Joya, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant Damaris, from Honduras, stands barefoot after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in La Joya, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. The mother, who made the journey with her two children ages 10 and 4, said her shoes got stuck in the mud while climbing the banks of the Rio Grande river. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant children from Central America take refuge from the rain in the back of a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle as they await to be transported after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. Pictured in the front row are Yoandri, 4, Michael, 5 and Yojanlee, 2, all from Honduras. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant mothers from Central America hold their children as they await transport after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in La Joya, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant Damaris, from Honduras, and her son Jonathan, 10, sit barefoot after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in La Joya, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2021. The mother, who made the journey with her two children ages 10 and four, said she and her son lost their shoes after they got stuck in the mud while climbing the banks of the Rio Grande river. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking unaccompanied minors hold hands amid adult migrants from Central America as they await transport after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2021. The unrelated minors, all from Honduras, are Pablo, 9, Doris, 6 and Marjorie, 11. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking migrant Sarah, from Honduras, embraces her 17 month old daughter Lucia after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, March 10, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Asylum seeking unaccompanied minors are transported in a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico on a raft in Penitas, Texas, March 9, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

Gabriella, an asylum seeking migrant from Honduras, carries her six year old son Diego as they walk through brush after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 7, 2021. (Reuters Photo)