Immigration
In photos: Border encounters at the fence dividing the United States and Mexico
At the Tijuana-San Diego frontier, the U.S. Border Patrol allows people from both countries to meet their loved ones at the fence in restricted weekend hours. The "Friendship Park" is the only place along the 2,000-mile border where these kind of interactions are permitted.
A woman meets a relative through the fence
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Mexicans enjoy a sprng day near the border fence that runs into the Pacific Ocean, May 1 2016, Tijuana.
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A woman take a pause while talking to relatives through the fence in Tijuana, May 1 2016.
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People gather on the Mexican side of the border to speak to relatives through the fence separating Tijuana and San Diego.
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Relatives meet at the border fence separating the United States and Mexico. The Border Patrol allows families to meet at weekends.
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At Friendship Park some Mexicans enjoy the border scenery.
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A family greet relatives on the other side of the Tijuana border.
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A pro-immigrant group meets to pray at the border.
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Gabriela Ramírez, 23, talks to her boyfriend, a construction worker in California, through the border fence.
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A group of Mexicans stare through the border fence where it meets the beach.
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Praying at the fence.
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Juana Saravia Medina, 60, meets her daughter and grandchildren at the border fence May 1 2016. Her daughter emigrated to Tennessee 20 years ago. She brought her two sons to Tijuana to see their grandmother for the first time.
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Friendhsip Park has become a popular, albeit often tearful, meeting place.
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A child takes a swing at a piñata as part of a Children's Day celebration at the border.
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