Isaias Ramirez Rojas, 82, shares his story of fleeing cartel violence in the town of Amatenango, Mexico, and crossing the border with fellow members of his town to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Isaias Ramirez Rojas, 82, shares his story of fleeing cartel violence in the town of Amatenango, Mexico, crossing the border with fellow residents to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Guatemalan soldiers stand guard in Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, where Mexicans from the town of Amatenango, Mexico fled due to cartel violence in their country across the border, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
A 70-year-old man who did not want to show his identity shares his story of fleeing the town of Amatenango, Mexico, due to cartel violence, and crossing the border with fellow members of his town to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
A school teacher makes a list of residents who fled Amatenango, Mexico, due to cartel violence, and crossed the border to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Locals in Guatemala offer sodas to Mexicans who fled their town of Amatenango, Mexico and crossed the border to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Guatemala, to escape cartel violence in Mexico, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
A line marks the border between Mexico, left, and Guatemala, right, where Mexicans are crossing the border into Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Guatemala, to escape cartel violence in their town of Amatenango, Mexico, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)
Roberto Hernandez, 70, shares his story of fleeing the town of Amatenango, Mexico, due to cartel violence and crossing the border with fellow members of his town to Ampliación Nueva Reforma, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Some refugees are staying at the school and others at locals' homes. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)