Making The Crossing: A Thermal View Of Migration At The U.S. Border

ROMA, TEXAS - JUNE 16: In this image made with a thermal camera at night, An immigrant mother holds her son while resting with others near the bank of the Rio Grande, as seen through a thermal camera at night on June 16, 2021 in Roma, Texas. They had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum in the United States. Thermographic cameras create color as well as black and white images based on radiant heat energy, not light, making it possible to see people and objects in total darkness. The technology is used for surveillance by the military and law enforcement, including the U.S. Border Patrol, as well as for commercial purposes in construction, medical and other fields. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)