Detained migrants huddle together in a storage room at the back of the Azteca Hotel where they tried to hide from Mexican immigration agents conducting a raid, in Veracruz, Mexico, June 27. Under increasing U.S. pressure to reduce the flow of Central Americans through Mexican territory, Mexico’s government has stepped up enforcement.

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Detained migrants huddle together in a storage room at the back of the Azteca Hotel where they tried to hide from Mexican immigration agents conducting a raid, in Veracruz, Mexico, June 27. Under increasing U.S. pressure to reduce the flow of Central Americans through Mexican territory, Mexico’s government has stepped up enforcement.