Borders in US-Mexico

A painted mural on the US-Mexico border wall depicts a pink fist raised in the air beside the words, "Close Immigrant Prisons."

Volunteers painted this message reading “Close Immigrant Prisons” on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border wall near the Otay Mesa border crossing as part of artist Enrique Chiu’s Brotherhood Mural project.

A painted mural on the US-Mexico border wall depicts three figures walking through the border wall and onto a road that extends into the United States. One figure points to the road, while another is holding a camera.

Artwork painted on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border wall near the Otay Mesa border crossing as part of artist Enrique Chiu’s Brotherhood Mural project, depicting three figures, a mountain, path, and blue sky extending through and beyond the border wall.

Volunteers painted this message reading “Close Immigrant Prisons” on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border wall near the Otay Mesa border crossing as part of artist Enrique Chiu’s Brotherhood Mural project.

A painted mural on the US-Mexico border wall depicts a person with a speech bubble made of water coming from their mouth. The person appears to be calling for water.

Artwork with a water theme painted on the US-Mexico border wall in Friendship Park, Playas Tijuana, as part of artist Enrique Chiu’s Brotherhood Mural project.

Volunteers pose alongside refugee children holding paintings of the Honduras flag and of pollunators like butterflies to symbolize migration.

Monica Curca, director of Activate Labs, poses with volunteers and children of the 2018 Refugee Caravan in Tijuana, Mexico, after creating art together depicting pollinators (birds, bees, and butterflies) as symbols of migration.

A refugee child sits on top of the US-Mexico border wall holding a Honduras flag.

A young member of the 2018 Refugee Caravan climbs atop the US-Mexico border wall and plants a Honduran flag in April of 2018.

Artist Enrique Chiu stands next to a self portrait mural on the US-Mexico border wall. The border wall extends behind him into the distance.

Artist Enrique Chiu stands next to a “self portrait” painted on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border wall. Chiu, along with several thousand volunteers, have broken a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest outdoor mural by painting continuous sections of the border wall, from the Pacific Ocean one-mile inland and in sections adjacent to California and Arizona.

Frank, a deported US veteran, stands next to the US-Mexicio border wall wearing a shirt that says "Stop Deporting US Veterans. Amnesty for all Deported Veterans."

Frank, a deported US veteran, stands near the US-Mexico border wall in Playas Tijuana. He says, “I joined the Navy in 1963 to see the world, and all I saw was a radar screen.”

Paintings of flowers created by refugee children are displayed in a garden in front of the US-Mexico border wall in Playas, Tijuana.

California-based nonprofit Activate Labs partnered with Realimente Comunidad to place artwork created by children of the 2018 Refugee Caravan in the Binational Friendship Park and Garden in Playas Tijuana.

Paintings created by refugee children are displayed in a garden in front of the US-Mexico border wall. The paintings are of pollunators like bees and butterflies to symbolize migration.

California-based nonprofit Activate Labs partnered with Realimente Comunidad to place artwork created by children of the 2018 Refugee Caravan in the Binational Friendship Park and Garden in Playas Tijuana.

A painting created by a refugee child is displayed in a garden in front of the US-Mexico border wall. The painting is of a butterfly to symbolize migration.

California-based nonprofit Activate Labs partnered with Realimente Comunidad to place artwork created by children of the 2018 Refugee Caravan in the Bi-national Friendship Park and Garden in Playas Tijuana.

A mural painted on the US-Mexico border wall by the US Deported Veterans group depicts a figure carrying another figure in front of a barbed-wire fence with the words, "Leave No One Behind." On the other side of the wall, border wall prototypes are visible.

As part of artist Enrique Chiu’s Brotherhood Mural on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border wall stretching inland from the Pacific Ocean, the US Deported Veterans group painted the credo “Leave No One Behind” on the wall across from president Trump’s border wall prototypes.

A close-up section of the US-Mexico border wall has the American flag painted on it along with the words, "Love Trumps Hate."

“Love Trumps Hate” painted on the US-Mexico border wall in Playas Tijuana’s Bi-National Friendship Park.

A pile of rocks in a garden in front of the US-Mexico border wall have have wishes written on them in Spanish and English. One rock says, "Salud para mi familia y amigos."

Visitors write their wishes on rocks to plant in the Bi-national Friendship Garden in Playas Tijuana at the US-Mexico border wall.

Artist Enrique Chiu paints a self portait on the US-Mexico border wall next to a mural depicting a bird in a cubist design and the words "#Mural de la Hermandad."

Artist Enrique Chiu paints a “self portrait” on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border wall. Chiu, along with several thousand volunteers, have broken a Guinness World Record for creating the world’s largest outdoor mural by painting continuous sections of the border wall, from the Pacific Ocean one-mile inland and in sections adjacent to California and Arizona.

The Refugee Caravan holds a rally with many people gathered at the US-Mexico border wall in Playas Tijuana.

The Refugee Caravan, comprising predominantly of migrants from Honduras and other Central American nations, holds a rally at the US-Mexico border wall in Playas Tijuana in April of 2018.

Kites fly in the sky over the US-Mexico border wall. The kites say “Refugees Welcome Here” and “Parques No Muros (Parks Not Walls).”

The group Friends of Friendship Park fly kites over the US-Mexico border wall weekly. The kites say “Refugees Welcome Here” and “Parques No Muros (Parks Not Walls).”

Young members of the Refugee Caravan plant vegetables and herbs in a garden near the US-Mexico border wall.

The California-based nonprofit Activate Labs partnered with the Tijuana-based organization Realimente Comunidad to invite young members of the 2018 Refugee Caravan to plant vegetables and herbs in the Bi-national Friendship Garden at the US-Mexico border wall.

A volunteer wearing a headscarf places a poster on the US-Mexico border wall in Tijuana. The top of the poster says "Refugees Welcome" in English and in Arabic.

A volunteer with the California-based organization Activate Labs places a poster welcoming refugees on the US-Mexico border wall in Playas Tijuana.

Deported US verteran Ruben Robles paints a peace dove within a soldier's helmet on the US-Mexico border wall.

Deported US veteran Ruben Robles paints the logo of the organization Veterans for Peace on the US-Mexico border wall near the Otay Mesa border crossing.

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