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PHOTO COLLECTION: Election 2024 Immigration

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Election 2024 Immigration

2024-11-10 07:34 Last Updated At:07:41

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Migrants line up to present to U.S. agents documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants line up to present to U.S. agents documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants wait in line for U.S. agents to examine their documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum, at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants wait in line for U.S. agents to examine their documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum, at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants from Cuba pass a Mexican customs checkpoint as they make their way across the border for their appointments to legally apply for asylum in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrants from Cuba pass a Mexican customs checkpoint as they make their way across the border for their appointments to legally apply for asylum in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrants camp after a day's walk from Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants camp after a day's walk from Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Venezuelan migrant Jonathan Morales Aguilar appeals for humanitarian aid for people of a migrant caravan walking along the Huixtla highway, in southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Venezuelan migrant Jonathan Morales Aguilar appeals for humanitarian aid for people of a migrant caravan walking along the Huixtla highway, in southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, in hopes of reaching the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, in hopes of reaching the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant cradles a child as he walks along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant cradles a child as he walks along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants take cover from the rain after arriving at a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants take cover from the rain after arriving at a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk through the morning fog on the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk through the morning fog on the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

An African migrant looks over his shoulder while walking alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

An African migrant looks over his shoulder while walking alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants gather in a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants gather in a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, rest on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, rest on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, check a map during a break, on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, check a map during a break, on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant strikes a pose as he walks alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant strikes a pose as he walks alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Nayely Nunez, from Honduras, uses her luggage to carry a child as she walks along the highway with a migrant caravan in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Nayely Nunez, from Honduras, uses her luggage to carry a child as she walks along the highway with a migrant caravan in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Panamanian police inspect the bags of migrants who arrived in Bajo Chiquito Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian police inspect the bags of migrants who arrived in Bajo Chiquito Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north to the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north to the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police stop a boat transporting migrants who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, along the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police stop a boat transporting migrants who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, along the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants embrace upon their arrival to Bajo Chiquito, after Panamanian border police found them along the Tuquesa River, robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants embrace upon their arrival to Bajo Chiquito, after Panamanian border police found them along the Tuquesa River, robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police patrol on the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrived after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police patrol on the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrived after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mariannis Zanzonetti rides on a boat with Venezuelan migrants who asked foe help from Panamanian border police along the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mariannis Zanzonetti rides on a boat with Venezuelan migrants who asked foe help from Panamanian border police along the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wade hand in hand as they cross the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wade hand in hand as they cross the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A Panamanian border police officer carries Adriana Rodriguez to banks of the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after she walked with other Venezuelan migrants across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A Panamanian border police officer carries Adriana Rodriguez to banks of the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after she walked with other Venezuelan migrants across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrant Alvaro Calderini carries his niece across a river near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrant Alvaro Calderini carries his niece across a river near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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Migrants line up to present to U.S. agents documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants line up to present to U.S. agents documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants wait in line for U.S. agents to examine their documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum, at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants wait in line for U.S. agents to examine their documents requesting an appointment to apply for asylum, at the Paso del Norte international bridge, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)

Migrants from Cuba pass a Mexican customs checkpoint as they make their way across the border for their appointments to legally apply for asylum in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrants from Cuba pass a Mexican customs checkpoint as they make their way across the border for their appointments to legally apply for asylum in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrants camp after a day's walk from Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants camp after a day's walk from Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Venezuelan migrant Jonathan Morales Aguilar appeals for humanitarian aid for people of a migrant caravan walking along the Huixtla highway, in southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Venezuelan migrant Jonathan Morales Aguilar appeals for humanitarian aid for people of a migrant caravan walking along the Huixtla highway, in southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, in hopes of reaching the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, in hopes of reaching the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant cradles a child as he walks along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant cradles a child as he walks along the Huixtla highway hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, in Huehuetan, southern Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants take cover from the rain after arriving at a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants take cover from the rain after arriving at a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk through the morning fog on the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk through the morning fog on the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

An African migrant looks over his shoulder while walking alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

An African migrant looks over his shoulder while walking alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants gather in a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants gather in a makeshift shelter in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, hoping to reach the country's northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, rest on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, rest on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, check a map during a break, on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants, who are part of a a caravan heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, check a map during a break, on the outskirts of Escuintla, southern Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant strikes a pose as he walks alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A migrant strikes a pose as he walks alongside the highway in Escuintla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Migrants walk along the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Nayely Nunez, from Honduras, uses her luggage to carry a child as she walks along the highway with a migrant caravan in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Nayely Nunez, from Honduras, uses her luggage to carry a child as she walks along the highway with a migrant caravan in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Panamanian police inspect the bags of migrants who arrived in Bajo Chiquito Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian police inspect the bags of migrants who arrived in Bajo Chiquito Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north to the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north to the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police stop a boat transporting migrants who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, along the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police stop a boat transporting migrants who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, along the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants embrace upon their arrival to Bajo Chiquito, after Panamanian border police found them along the Tuquesa River, robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants embrace upon their arrival to Bajo Chiquito, after Panamanian border police found them along the Tuquesa River, robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police patrol on the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrived after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police patrol on the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrived after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mariannis Zanzonetti rides on a boat with Venezuelan migrants who asked foe help from Panamanian border police along the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mariannis Zanzonetti rides on a boat with Venezuelan migrants who asked foe help from Panamanian border police along the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wade hand in hand as they cross the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wade hand in hand as they cross the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A Panamanian border police officer carries Adriana Rodriguez to banks of the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after she walked with other Venezuelan migrants across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A Panamanian border police officer carries Adriana Rodriguez to banks of the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after she walked with other Venezuelan migrants across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants board boats to continue their journey north hoping to reach the United States after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrant Alvaro Calderini carries his niece across a river near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrant Alvaro Calderini carries his niece across a river near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia on their way north to the United States, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for governor and instead joining the race for secretary of state of the battleground state.

Gilchrist, a progressive Democrat from Detroit, did not cite a specific reason for the change in his video announcement, but said he is not finished being a “public servant.” His departure clears up the Democratic primary and benefits the frontrunner, Jocelyn Benson, who is the current Secretary of State, in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The secretary of state is Michigan's top election official, a highly politicized and visible role since the 2020 presidential election.

“Michigan has been ground zero in the battle for free and fair elections before, and it will be again,” Gilchrist said.

As Whitmer’s second in command and her running mate in two elections, Gilchrist struggled to match Benson’s name recognition and fundraising. He reported having around $378,000 of cash on hand as of October compared to Benson’s $2.98 million.

Benson is now set to face only Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson in the Democratic primary in August.

The inclusion of a well-known independent candidate has created a new problem for Democrats this year. Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is avoiding costly primaries altogether by running as an independent. The Michigan Democratic Party slammed the former Democrat last week for not standing up to President Donald Trump’s second term policies.

In the Republican primary, U.S. Rep. John James, former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, state Senate Leader Aaric Nesbitt and former Michigan House speaker Tom Leonard are jockeying for the nomination.

In his bid to become secretary of state, Gilchrist will face four other Democrats: Barb Byrum, Ingham County clerk; Aghogho Edevbie, deputy secretary of state; Suzanna Shkreli, a former Whitmer aide and commissioner of the Michigan State Lottery; and Adam Hollier, a former state senator from Detroit.

Michigan does not hold primary elections for the secretary of state position; the nominee is chosen by precinct delegates during party conventions. The Michigan Democratic Party convention is scheduled for April 19.

State Republicans plan to hold their nominating convention March 28 and GOP figures chasing the party's nomination for secretary of state include Anthony Forlini, Macomb County Clerk, and Monica Yatooma, an Oakland County executive.

In addition to the office of the governor and secretary of state, Michigan voters will be selecting a new state attorney general and a U.S. senator in November.

FILE - Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II waits before the State of the State address, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, file)

FILE - Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II waits before the State of the State address, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, file)

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