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Elmer Maldonado, top, a migrant from Honduras, hugs his 1-year-old son at a shelter, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Harlingen, Texas. They spent a week in immigration custody after crossing the Rio Grande through Texas to request asylum. His experience illustrates a cycle that is repeating itself thousands of times a week amid a dramatic rise in migrant children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border: They arrive in the middle of the night by the dozens and are kept at outdoor intake sites, then taken to overcrowded detention facilities well past the 72-hour court-imposed limit. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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