Fleeing violence from her hometown in Honduras, Gabriela Rodriguez traveled thousands of miles with her daughter to the Mexico - U.S. border in Tijuana. The Wall Street Journal followed her as she weighed her options to cross into the U.S., hoping to leave behind her past. Photo/Video: Jake Nicol/WSJThe U.S. has set a new record for the number of migrant families caught crossing its southern border over an entire year. It took just five months. From the start of the federal fiscal year in October through February, the Border Patrol arrested 136,150 people traveling as families for crossing the border illegally, according to data released...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 05, 2019 18:22 UTC