Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants
3 years, 11 months ago

Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants

LA Times  

Guatemalan police and soldiers Monday broke up a group of hundreds of migrants who had spent two nights stuck at a roadblock on a rural highway in their quest to reach the U.S. border. Guatemala’s immigration authorities said Monday that another group of about 800 migrants had been discovered about 25 miles farther north along the highway near Rio Hondo. He said Honduras had promised to put out a large contingent of security forces to dissuade the migrants from reaching Guatemala’s border. Instead, Honduran security forces accompanied the migrants “toward our borders where regrettably we saw how they entered violently, violating Guatemala’s territorial sovereignty.” He also said Guatemalan authorities had detected fake COVID-19 test results among the migrants who stopped to register their entrance to Guatemala. In total, some 8,000 to 9,000 Honduran migrants were believed to have entered Guatemala in the year’s first caravan after departing from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, early Friday.

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Honduran migrants brace for crisis as Donald Trump administration eyes mass deportations
6 days, 21 hours ago

Honduran migrants brace for crisis as Donald Trump administration eyes mass deportations

Live Mint  

As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. “We're praying for God's protection, because we don't expect anything from the government.” Now, as US President-elect Donald Trump …

Activists say Mexican authorities have broken up 2 migrant caravans heading to the US
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Activists say Mexican authorities have broken up 2 migrant caravans heading to the US

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Mexican immigration authorities have broken up two small migrant caravans headed to the U.S. border, activists said Saturday. Sheinbaum wrote on her social media accounts the same day that “migrants and caravans are taken care of before they reach the border.” Migrant rights activist Luis García Villagrán said the breaking-up of the two caravans appeared to be …

About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here’s what it means
1 month ago

About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here’s what it means

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — About 1,500 migrants formed a new caravan Wednesday in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border. Migrants pause on the shoulder of a road, on the outskirts of Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, during their journey to the U.S. border. “That would be easier.” Migrants walk through Tapachula, Chiapas …

Mexico's migrant caravan: A journey of fading dreams, unyielding hope
1 month ago

Mexico's migrant caravan: A journey of fading dreams, unyielding hope

India Today  

The recent US presidential election has brought renewed challenges for a migrant caravan heading toward the United States. Venezuelan migrants Nelson Mejia, 42, and his daughter Darlyn Mejia,13, who are travelling in a caravan ride a bicycle along a highway on their way to the US border, in Villa Comaltitlan, Mexico. A drone view of migrants in a caravan sleeping …

Smugglers tell migrants to rush to U.S. before Trump takes power
1 month, 1 week ago

Smugglers tell migrants to rush to U.S. before Trump takes power

Live Mint  

MEXICO CITY—From the dense jungle connecting Panama and Colombia to the banks of the Rio Grande, human smugglers are spreading a message to U.S.-bound migrants: Hurry up and sneak in before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In southern Mexico near the Guatemala border, some 4,000 migrants formed three caravans last week and set out for the U.S., volunteers and Mexican …

Caravan of migrants hoping to reach America shrinks to half its size after Donald Trump's election victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caravan of migrants hoping to reach America shrinks to half its size after Donald Trump's election victory

Daily Mail  

A caravan of thousands of migrants travelling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the U.S. has shrunk to about half its original size following Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday - amid fears the president elect could close the southern border. Migrants walk in a caravan along a highway on their way to the U.S. border, in Villa Comaltitlan, Mexico …

Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border from Mexico into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence, Guatemalan authorities said Wednesday. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans “who are escaping conflict between groups that is taking …

Massive new caravan of migrants including families with strollers sets off for the US border from southern Mexico to arrive before November's presidential election after Donald Trump vowed to close it
5 months ago

Massive new caravan of migrants including families with strollers sets off for the US border from southern Mexico to arrive before November's presidential election after Donald Trump vowed to close it

Daily Mail  

About 3,000 people have begun making their way to the US hours after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, as they hope to reach the border before the November election, after Donald Trump vowed to close the border down if he wins. Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Central America and Venezuela, set out …

3,000 migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
5 months ago

3,000 migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

The Independent  

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Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
5 months ago

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

Associated Press  

CIUDAD HIDALGO, México — Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday, as they attempt to make it to the U.S. border. He feared that a new Trump administration might stop granting appointments to migrants through CBP One, an app used by asylum-seekers to enter the U.S. legally — by getting appointments …

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
5 months ago

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

New Indian Express  

CIUDAD HIDALGO, México: Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday, as they attempt to make it to the US border. He feared that a new Trump administration might stop granting appointments to migrants through CBP One, an app used by asylum-seekers to enter the US legally — by getting appointments at …

Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through

Associated Press  

ARRIAGA, Mexico — A caravan of about 2,000 migrants on Monday resumed their journey through southern Mexico, after participants were left without the papers the Mexican government appeared to have promised. Migrants walk along the highway through Arriaga, Chiapas state in southern Mexico, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, during their journey north toward the U.S. border. López Obrador has confirmed that …

As Migrant Caravan Slogs On, US Delegation to Discuss Migrant Surge with Mexico Prez
11 months, 3 weeks ago

As Migrant Caravan Slogs On, US Delegation to Discuss Migrant Surge with Mexico Prez

News 18  

A top US delegation is to meet with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the US southwestern border. “Secretary Blinken will discuss unprecedented irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere and identify ways Mexico and the United States will address border security challenges, including …

US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis

CNN  

CNN — Senior US officials held a “very productive meeting” with their Mexican counterparts Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said, as Washington seeks help from Mexico City to drive down southern border crossings that have placed increasing pressure on President Joe Biden. “The regional challenge of migration requires regional solutions and we appreciate Mexico’s commitment to continue its …

Migrant caravan slogs on through southern Mexico with no expectations from a US-Mexico meeting
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrant caravan slogs on through southern Mexico with no expectations from a US-Mexico meeting

Associated Press  

HUIXTLA, Mexico — Under a beating sun, thousands of migrants in a caravan continued to trudge through southern Mexico on Tuesday, with some saying they expect nothing good from an upcoming meeting this week between American and Mexican officials about the migrant surge at the U.S. border. The meeting “will be between fools and fools, who want to use women …

Thousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands join migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to the capital

Associated Press  

UPDATE: Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward TAPACHULA, Mexico — A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and other countries trekked through Mexico on Sunday, heading toward the U.S. border. The caravan, estimated at around 6,000 people, many of them families with young children, is the largest in more than a year, …

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico
1 year, 1 month ago

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday blocked traffic on one of Mexico’s main southern highways to demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border. The contingent, including many women and children, later stopped walking at Huixtla, another town in the southern state of Chiapas, where they tried to get …

Photos: US-bound migrant caravan set to trek through Mexico
2 years, 6 months ago

Photos: US-bound migrant caravan set to trek through Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of mostly Venezuelan migrants and refugees began receiving temporary Mexican visas as they prepared to continue their trek towards the United States. They had set up a temporary camp on a basketball court in the southern Mexican town of Huixtla, some 40km from where they began their journey close to the Guatemala border. Immigration authorities in Huixtla began slowly …

Migrant caravan on the move in southern Mexico
2 years, 6 months ago

Migrant caravan on the move in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

HUIXTLA, Mexico — Several thousand migrants walked on through southern Mexico on Tuesday, covering ground while authorities showed no signs yet of trying to stop them. The largest migrant caravan of the year provided a live illustration to regional leaders meeting in Los Angeles this week at the Summit of the Americas of the challenges governments face in managing immigration …

US-bound migrant caravan leaves southern Mexico
2 years, 6 months ago

US-bound migrant caravan leaves southern Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of migrants begin walking towards US as the country is hosting the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Migration activists said the group, which left from the Mexican city of Tapachula on Monday, could be one of the region’s largest migrant caravans in recent years. “We strongly urge those who attend the summit … to look at what …

Migrants march from south Mexico as US lifts COVID ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Migrants march from south Mexico as US lifts COVID ban

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Some 500 migrants from Central America, Venezuela and elsewhere fought with Mexican police, National Guard and immigration officers in southern Mexico Friday in one of the first such marches this year. However, this year the protest came two weeks early and some participants said they would go far beyond the usual short march and try to reach …

Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash
3 years ago

Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash

Al Jazeera  

Truck crash in southern Mexican state of Chiapas one of the worst road accidents to hit the country in recent years. At least 54 people, most of them migrants and refugees from Central America, have died after the truck they were travelling in crashed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said, in one of the worst road accidents …

Migrant caravan headed to US border amid Mexico tensions
3 years, 1 month ago

Migrant caravan headed to US border amid Mexico tensions

Al Jazeera  

The group has seen dwindling numbers amid harsh conditions and standoffs with Mexican authorities as it heads north. A group of mostly Central American migrants and asylum seekers walking across southern Mexico will now head to the US border, rather than Mexico City as originally planned, a leader has said. Adrian Aguirre, a migrant from Nicaragua, told the Associated Press …

Guatemalan police find 54 Haitian migrants in truck trailer
3 years, 1 month ago

Guatemalan police find 54 Haitian migrants in truck trailer

Al Jazeera  

Migrants were ‘transported to the border’ with Honduras, from where they had entered Guatemala illegally. Police in Guatemala have found 54 Haitian migrants, including 14 children, travelling towards Mexico in a truck trailer with the hope of reaching the United States, according to officials. Scores of Haitians have arrived in Central America trying to reach the US, adding to the …

US-bound migrant caravan slowly making its way north
3 years, 1 month ago

US-bound migrant caravan slowly making its way north

Al Jazeera  

The 2,000-member caravan risks being blocked by Mexican forces, or expelled by US officials, if it reaches the border. Thousands of migrants from Central America and the Caribbean travelling in a caravan are making their way across Mexico, hoping to reach the US border, and heaping pressure on the Biden administration. “I’ll make it as far as God permits.” Chavez …

2,000 migrants continue walk through southern Mexico
3 years, 1 month ago

2,000 migrants continue walk through southern Mexico

The Independent  

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Mexico: Thousands of migrants set off from southern city
3 years, 2 months ago

Mexico: Thousands of migrants set off from southern city

Al Jazeera  

Migrants walked along a highway leading west and north towards the US border, before stopping to rest for the night. More than 2,000 migrants and asylum seekers, mainly Central Americans, began walking out of a city in southern Mexico on Saturday where they have essentially been trapped. The migrants walked along a highway leading west and north towards the United …

Over 2,000 migrants march out of southern city in Mexico
3 years, 2 months ago

Over 2,000 migrants march out of southern city in Mexico

The Independent  

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Mexico finds 652 migrants in truck trailers near border
3 years, 2 months ago

Mexico finds 652 migrants in truck trailers near border

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Mexican authorities have discovered 652 Central American migrants in six trailers near the United States border. Authorities said the trucks’ journey appeared to have started in the central state of Puebla and they were trying to reach Monterrey, a key transportation hub for reaching various points on the U.S.-Mexico border. Tamaulipas’ health department said Friday that …

Feeling trapped, migrants’ fears grow in Mexican border city
3 years, 3 months ago

Feeling trapped, migrants’ fears grow in Mexican border city

Associated Press  

CIUDAD ACUÑA, Mexico — After more than a week at this crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border, Haitian migrant Nelson Saintil felt like the walls were beginning to close in on him and his family. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute has not provided numbers on how many migrants have been moved from Ciudad Acuña in recent days. “It is the new United …

Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to deploy troops to slow migration
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to deploy troops to slow migration

Al Jazeera  

Three countries reach bilateral agreements with the new Biden administration as the flow of migrants surges. Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala have agreed to deploy troops to their borders to slow the movement of migrants trying to get into the United States, a Biden administration official said on Monday. “We’ve secured agreements for them to put more troops on their own …

Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19
3 years, 9 months ago

Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities said Tuesday that five migrants survived the Jan. 22 massacre of 19 people, including 16 Guatemalans, in northern Mexico. The migrants were being taken toward the U.S. border by people smugglers when one or two of the trucks came under fire, apparently from a state police unit. But it was unclear whether the survivors had …

The ‘spiralling crisis’ pushing Hondurans to flee north
3 years, 10 months ago

The ‘spiralling crisis’ pushing Hondurans to flee north

Al Jazeera  

Thousands in US-bound migrant caravan were returned to Honduras this month, but many say they will try again. “The crisis in Honduras is a permanent crisis,” said Isabella Orellana, a sociologist and former dean of the San Pedro Sula campus of the National Autonomous University of Honduras, the country’s public university. “It was largely people helping other people out.” Many …

For members of a migrant caravan, Biden’s immigration plan means little right now
3 years, 11 months ago

For members of a migrant caravan, Biden’s immigration plan means little right now

LA Times  

Roger was right back where he started. For the last four years, the Trump administration successfully pressured governments in Central America and Mexico to stem the flow of migrants before they reached the U.S. border. In his first days in office, President Biden has already abandoned many of his predecessor’s hard-line immigration policies, reversing travel bans from certain Muslim-majority countries, …

In Pictures: Guatemala forces battle desperate Honduran migrants
3 years, 11 months ago

In Pictures: Guatemala forces battle desperate Honduran migrants

Al Jazeera  

Guatemalan security forces used batons and tear gas to beat back a large migrant caravan bound for the United States. A large section of the caravan clashed early on Sunday with Guatemalan security officials, some 3,000 of whom had mustered by the village of Vado Hondo, 55km from the borders of Honduras and El Salvador. There’s nothing in Honduras.” Between …

Hondurans remain hopeful as Guatemala cracks down on caravan
3 years, 11 months ago

Hondurans remain hopeful as Guatemala cracks down on caravan

Al Jazeera  

Vado Hondo, Guatemala – Guatemalan military and police forces are blocking thousands of Honduran migrants and asylum seekers hoping to make their way north to Mexico and the United States. “It is sad how our sister country is treating us,” Rafael, a single father from El Progreso, a city in northwestern Honduras, who requested his last name not be used, …

Guatemala cracks down on caravan of 9,000 migrants bound for US
3 years, 11 months ago

Guatemala cracks down on caravan of 9,000 migrants bound for US

Al Jazeera  

Asylum seekers from Honduras are fleeing violence and economic hardship worsened by COVID-19 pandemic and recent storms. But Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection agency, warned the asylum seekers last week not to “waste your time and money”. The Mexican foreign ministry on Saturday praised the Guatemalan government for acting in a “firm and responsible” …

In Pictures: Guatemala toughens stance on migrant caravan
4 years, 2 months ago

In Pictures: Guatemala toughens stance on migrant caravan

Al Jazeera  

The Guatemalan government’s decision to halt more than 3,000 Honduran migrants who had set out for the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic, signalled that US pressure on immigration continues to extend southward. “We already knew the pandemic would be a pretext for states to focus on migrants as an issue of security and health.” Guatemala’s tougher stance followed Mexico’s …

In Pictures: Guatemala toughens stance on migrant caravan
4 years, 2 months ago

In Pictures: Guatemala toughens stance on migrant caravan

Al Jazeera  

The Guatemalan government’s decision to halt more than 3,000 Honduran migrants who had set out for the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic, signalled that US pressure on immigration continues to extend southward. “We already knew the pandemic would be a pretext for states to focus on migrants as an issue of security and health.” Guatemala’s tougher stance followed Mexico’s …

‘There is no work’: Hondurans brave risks in US-bound caravan
4 years, 2 months ago

‘There is no work’: Hondurans brave risks in US-bound caravan

Al Jazeera  

Guatemala is cracking down on a Honduran migrant caravan, as thousands entered the country this week. More than 3,000 Honduran migrants and asylum seekers entered Guatemala on Thursday without undergoing the required immigration and health checks the government has implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “There is no work in our country,” Jose Luis Avila Castillo, a 20-year-old Honduran …

Guatemala promises to break up migrant caravan heading to US
4 years, 2 months ago

Guatemala promises to break up migrant caravan heading to US

Al Jazeera  

Guatemalan president promises to detain and send migrants back to Honduras, as thousands walk towards the United States. The first Honduran migrants entered Guatemala on foot on Thursday and the country’s president, Alejandro Giammattei, promised to detain and send them back to the border. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday also questioned the timing of the caravan, saying …

Caravan of 900 migrants sets off from Honduras towards U.S. border
4 years, 2 months ago

Caravan of 900 migrants sets off from Honduras towards U.S. border

Daily Mail  

A caravan of at least 900 migrants have gathered in Honduras to begin a 2,000-mile walk towards the United States, just weeks after neighboring Guatemala reopened its borders following months of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The Hondurans began walking Wednesday night in the northwestern city of San Pedro Sula, testing a well-trod migration route now in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Migrant caravan sets out for the US amid COVID-19 concerns
4 years, 2 months ago

Migrant caravan sets out for the US amid COVID-19 concerns

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Hondurans begin their journey to the US as Honduras reels from the pandemic’s economic effect. The first Hondurans hoping to reach the United States arrived at the Guatemala border on foot on Thursday morning as part of a newly-formed caravan, testing the newly reopened frontier that had been shut thanks to the coronavirus pandemic a month before the …

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