A Salvadoran migrant holds a slingshot in Mexico in July 2010. From 2009 to 2014, Michelle Frankfurter photographed Central American migrants traveling through Mexico en route to the United States.
A Salvadoran migrant holds a slingshot in Mexico in July 2010. From 2009 to 2014, Michelle Frankfurter photographed Central American migrants traveling through Mexico en route to the United States.
Michelle Frankfurter
A border fence separates San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, in August 2012.
A border fence separates San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, in August 2012.
Michelle Frankfurter
A Honduran migrant at a shelter in Ixtepec, Mexico, in June 2009.
A Honduran migrant at a shelter in Ixtepec, Mexico, in June 2009.
Michelle Frankfurter
Pants hang at a migrant shelter in Tenosique, Mexico, in January 2014.
Pants hang at a migrant shelter in Tenosique, Mexico, in January 2014.
Michelle Frankfurter
This Honduran migrant left her home in hopes of finding work in the United States. She wanted to be able to afford surgery and costly medications for her ill 7-year-old daughter.
This Honduran migrant left her home in hopes of finding work in the United States. She wanted to be able to afford surgery and costly medications for her ill 7-year-old daughter.
Michelle Frankfurter
A Salvadoran migrant hangs off the back of a cargo train in Arriaga, Mexico, in July 2010.
A Salvadoran migrant hangs off the back of a cargo train in Arriaga, Mexico, in July 2010.
Michelle Frankfurter
Railroad tracks in Del Rio, Texas, in January 2004.
Railroad tracks in Del Rio, Texas, in January 2004.
Michelle Frankfurter
Central American migrants scramble to board a cargo train in Arriaga in January 2014.
Central American migrants scramble to board a cargo train in Arriaga in January 2014.
Michelle Frankfurter
Shadows deepen on hills as the sun begins to set during a 13-hour train ride carrying migrants from Arriaga to Ixtepec.
Shadows deepen on hills as the sun begins to set during a 13-hour train ride carrying migrants from Arriaga to Ixtepec.
Michelle Frankfurter
A Honduran migrant rests at an Arriaga shelter in June 2009.
A Honduran migrant rests at an Arriaga shelter in June 2009.
Michelle Frankfurter
Weary and injured migrants rest in the makeshift chapel of an Ixtepec shelter in June 2009.
Weary and injured migrants rest in the makeshift chapel of an Ixtepec shelter in June 2009.
Michelle Frankfurter
A Guatemalan migrant and her 6-month-old baby.
A Guatemalan migrant and her 6-month-old baby.
Michelle Frankfurter
Migrants ride a northbound freight train through the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca in July 2010.
Migrants ride a northbound freight train through the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca in July 2010.
Michelle Frankfurter
Migrants rest in the shade of a mesquite tree in May 2012.
Migrants rest in the shade of a mesquite tree in May 2012.
Michelle Frankfurter
The Tijuana-San Diego border fence, as seen from the Mexican side of the border in August 2012.
The Tijuana-San Diego border fence, as seen from the Mexican side of the border in August 2012.
Michelle Frankfurter
A tunnel used by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Arizona-Mexico border.
A tunnel used by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Arizona-Mexico border.
Michelle Frankfurter
A Guatemalan couple in June 2009.
A Guatemalan couple in June 2009.
Michelle Frankfurter