Cousins' Yorles Contreras (L),21, and Yohendrys Conteras (R), 23, pray with their friend Jhod Guerrero, 50, from Venezuela after they crossed the Rio Grande river and over the razor wire to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas on September 25, 2023. Dozens of migrants arrived at the US-Mexico border on September 22, 2023, hoping to be allowed into the United States, with US border forces reporting 1.8 million encounters with migrants in the last 12 months. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)