Seeing how a batch of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on the first day of his presidency effectively closed down the Mexican border for migrants headed to the United States, Ronald Alvarez had the sinking feeling that he and his family had just lost the race for salvation.

Mexico has agreed to expand support to other Latin American and Caribbean nations as part of a regional migratory response

The Mexican government is rushing to raise tent cities for migrants deported from the U.S. Thousands of non-Mexicans now stranded in the country are overwhelming immigration officials as migrants continue to arrive from Central and South America.