Baby bottles and smugglers' tracking wristbands: Photos reveal items migrants left behind when crossing into a Texas border town

Erin SnodgrassMar 30, 2021, 07:23 IST

A child's knitted cap lies on the ground near the banks of the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021.AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

The border town of Roma, Texas, has become a hub for migrant crossings into the US.
Once they reach US soil, many shed their possessions, keeping only their most important belongings.
These are the items they left behind on the shore of the Rio Grande.

The small border town of Roma, Texas, has become a hub for migrant crossings, as a growing number of Central American immigrants enter the US seeking asylum.

Migrant families, mostly from Central American countries, wade through shallow waters after being delivered by smugglers on small inflatable rafts on U.S. soil in Roma, Texas, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

As the families and children reach the shores of America, they shed many of their belongings as they make the final leg of their journey toward US Customs and Border Protection.

Migrants families, mostly from Central American countries, walk through the brush after being smuggled across the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

As the families and children reach the shores of America, they shed many of their belongings as they make the final leg of their journey toward US Customs and Border Protection.

Migrants are reportedly given wristbands as a mechanism for smugglers to keep track of who to ferry across the river. The migrants discard the bracelets as soon as they reach the US.

Dozens of wristbands lie on the banks of the Rio Grande river after they were cast off by migrants once they arrived on U.S. soil in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

Migrants are reportedly given wristbands as a mechanism for smugglers to keep track of who to ferry across the river. The migrants discard the bracelets as soon as they reach the US.

Once they reach US soil, the migrants shed many of their possessions, keeping only the most important documents and items.

Personal items belonging to migrants lie discarded on the ground after they were smuggled to U.S. soil near the banks of the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas Saturday, March 27, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

Children as young as 7 make the perilous journey alone.

A child's knitted cap lies on the ground near the banks of the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

Mothers make the journey in hopes of a better life for their children.

A bra lies on the ground near the banks of the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

Many families are traveling with young children.

A child's shoe lies on the ground near the banks of the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

Others are traveling with babies.

A baby bottle lies on the ground near the banks of the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

More than 16,000 unaccompanied children were in government custody as of last week.

Discarded inflatable rafts lie on the banks of the Rio Grande river after they were used to smuggle migrants onto U.S. soil in Roma, Texas Sunday, March 28, 2021. AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills

Once they reach America, the migrants camp together in a park nearby, waiting for what comes next.

A migrant man, center, holds a child as he looks at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at an intake area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. AP Photo/Julio Cortez

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Baby bottles and smugglers' tracking wristbands: Photos reveal items migrants left behind when crossing into a Texas border town

The small border town of Roma, Texas, has become a hub for migrant crossings, as a growing number of Central American immigrants enter the US seeking asylum.

As the families and children reach the shores of America, they shed many of their belongings as they make the final leg of their journey toward US Customs and Border Protection.

Migrants are reportedly given wristbands as a mechanism for smugglers to keep track of who to ferry across the river. The migrants discard the bracelets as soon as they reach the US.

Once they reach US soil, the migrants shed many of their possessions, keeping only the most important documents and items.

Children as young as 7 make the perilous journey alone.

Mothers make the journey in hopes of a better life for their children.

Many families are traveling with young children.

Others are traveling with babies.

More than 16,000 unaccompanied children were in government custody as of last week.

Once they reach America, the migrants camp together in a park nearby, waiting for what comes next.