Pateh Manjang herds his brother's goats in the in Kwinella village, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. He attempted to migrate to Europe but only made it as far as Tunisia, where he accepted support from the IOM to return home. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Ansumana Sanneh, whose son migrated to Russia, poses for a portrait on his farm in Kwinella village, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A woman farms in Kwinella village, Gambia, where many have migrated from, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Musukebbe Manjang, left, speaks with her son Boubacar Darbo, center, and his sister Fatima in the village of Kwinella, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Teenagers record a TikTok video on the steps of a house owned by a migrant living in Seattle, U.S., in the village of Kaiaf, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Moustapha Sabally displays a photo of his son who is a doctor in America on his mobile phone in the village of Kwinella, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. ( AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Lamin Sanneh, center, who supports 22 family members and rarely receives remittances from his migrant brother, plows in Kaiaf , Gambia, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Moustapha Sabally, who receives remittances from his son, a doctor in America, poses for a portrait on his land in Kwinella village, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Children play in Kwinella village, Gambia, where many Gambians emigrated from, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Binta Bah, whose husband Suleyman works in a factory in Germany, poses for a portrait outside her house in the village of Kwinella, Gambia, on July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)