A Haitian migrant sits in a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

A Haitian migrant sits in a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

This week thousands of Haitian migrants set up camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas. Photojournalist Toya Sarno Jordan documented their search for a new life on the border town. The migrants debated crossing the Rio Grande River to seek asylum in the United States with the risk of possible deportation to Haiti or going back to southern Mexico to try for Mexican citizenship. Hundreds of migrants have been released into the U.S. and are being bused to Texas cities, with many heading to stay with relatives.

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A migrant embraces a woman at a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

A migrant embraces a woman at a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Migrants get on a truck to leave a makeshift migrant camp in Braulio Fernandez Ecological Park, to a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Migrants get on a truck to leave a makeshift migrant camp in Braulio Fernandez Ecological Park, to a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A migrant gets tested for Syphilis and HIV at a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

A migrant gets tested for Syphilis and HIV at a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Migrants arrive at a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Migrants arrive at a shelter in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A Haitian woman crosses the Rio Grande into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

A Haitian woman crosses the Rio Grande into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Clothes lay on branches in a makeshift migrant camp in Braulio Fernandez Ecological Park in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Clothes lay on branches in a makeshift migrant camp in Braulio Fernandez Ecological Park in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Migrants walk in a makeshift migrant camp.

Migrants walk in a makeshift migrant camp. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A mother feeds her baby outside their tent.

A mother feeds her baby outside their tent. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A discarded passport lies in a makeshift migrant camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

A discarded passport lies in a makeshift migrant camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Migrants listen to Mexican immigration officers in a makeshift migrant camp.

Migrants listen to Mexican immigration officers in a makeshift migrant camp. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A Mexican immigration officer talks with migrants.

A Mexican immigration officer talks with migrants. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Children play in a makeshift migrant camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Children play in a makeshift migrant camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Men look on to the Rio Grande.

Men look on to the Rio Grande. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Haitian immigrants cross the Rio Grande into Del Rio, Texas from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Haitian immigrants cross the Rio Grande into Del Rio, Texas from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A child looks back as he crosses the Rio Grande.

A child looks back as he crosses the Rio Grande. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Migrants cross the Rio Grande into the U.S.

Migrants cross the Rio Grande into the U.S. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

A child carried across the Rio Grande River.

A child carried across the Rio Grande River. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Custom Border Patrol agents search for migrants in the river.

Custom Border Patrol agents search for migrants in the river. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR

Migrants turn themselves in to Custom Border Patrol agents on a boat after crossing the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Migrants turn themselves in to Custom Border Patrol agents on a boat after crossing the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. / Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR