Heading into the new year, mass migration remains a key issue in the Americas.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says in December, U.S. border agents registered more than 300,000 encounters with undocumented migrants.

As CGTN's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas, large numbers of migrant travelers continue making their way north.

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