Summary

In the section entitled "The Churn," young deportees from the US are dropped off just across the Mexican border in Reynosa. At a border town, Reynosa is a dangerous place where people smuggle everything from drugs to hopeful migrants, who are often targeted by the cartels as potential drug mules. As migrants also typically carry cash, they are heavily targeted by homicidal thieves. At a youth migrant shelter, deported boys wait for their families to pick them up and discuss their next attempt at getting into the United States, undeterred by the dangers of the journey.

In Chapter 3, Raul woke up alone and the family decided that he should stay in hiding as he looks identical to Ernesto; he could be mistakenly targeted by Agustin's men or he could be attacked intentionally as retribution should they not be able to find...