In the photo: migrants cling to a train on the way to the United States

Migrants travel by train with the intention of reaching the United States. Photo: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS

Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, travel on a freight train to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Thousands of Venezuelan migrants have passed through Mexico this year on their way to to the United States.

< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ea922d8519d0048a736ff0c32ef432ed.jpg" /> Thousands of Venezuelan migrants have passed through Mexico this year Photo: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS A migrant on a train holds a Venezuelan flag Photo: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS

Many remain at the border for weeks or even months, waiting to meet with customs and border officials US services. .

More than 7.13 million migrants and refugees have fled Venezuela after a decades-long humanitarian crisis to escape extreme poverty and political repression.