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This sign, which is covering a hole in the frosting of a window at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, is what the center gives migrants as part of their folder of materials for their ongoing travels in the United States. "This was one of the first things I saw when I walked into the respite center" in May, Elmaleh says. (© Lisa Elmaleh)
This sign, which is covering a hole in the frosting of a window at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, is what the center gives migrants as part of their folder of materials for their ongoing travels in the United States. "This was one of the firs