As the ​U.S. migration crisis ​persists with record numbers of asylum seekers showing up at its border with Mexico.

There is another story to tell of those who fail ​and are sent back to their countries of origin. ​Tens of thousands of migrants are deported each year.

CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock ​reports.

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