This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting Latin America and the Caribbean during the month of May.

Lead photo: A migrant gestures to Texas National Guards standing behind razor wire on the bank of the Rio Grande river, seen from Matamoros, Mexico, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

This gallery was curated by AP photojournalist Fernando Llano in Mexico City.

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