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 and children as trading pieces,” said migrant activist Luis García Villagrán, one of the organizers of the caravan. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed last week that U.S. officials want Mexico to do more to block migrants at its southern border with Guatemala, or make it more difficult to move across Mexico by train or in trucks or buses — a policy known as “contention.” But the president said that in exchange, he wants the United States to send more development aid to migrants’ home countries, and to reduce or eliminate sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela, noting “that is what we are going to discuss, it is not just contention.” Some on the caravan, like Norbey Díaz Rios, a migrant from Colombia, said turning back was not an option. The Mexican government felt pressure to address that problem, after U.S. officials briefly closed two vital Texas railway border crossings, claiming they were overwhelmed by processing migrants.

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How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump
1 week ago

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump

Raw Story  

Mexico is scrambling to prevent a crisis at its border with the United States ahead of another Donald Trump presidency during which he has vowed mass deportations. A rush to the border by migrants trying to enter the United States before the start of Trump's second term predicted by some activists has failed to materialize. - Negotiation - AFP Venezuelan …

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 …

Caravan of 3,000 Migrants Heads North in Mexico as US Votes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caravan of 3,000 Migrants Heads North in Mexico as US Votes

Hindustan Times  

A caravan of approximately 3,000 migrants set off from Mexico's Chiapas state on Tuesday, heading northward towards the United States. The migrants gathered in Tapachula, the capital of the southern Chiapas state, carrying banners with messages such as 'NO MORE MIGRANT BLOOD' and images of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The caravan has become one of Mexico's most violent cities in …

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 headed for U.S. border
5 months ago

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot headed for U.S. border

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate in southern Mexico during their journey north toward the U.S. border Sunday. 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 …

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 in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward

The Independent  

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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 …

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas
1 year, 1 month ago

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border Monday, walking north toward the U.S. The migrants complained that processing for refugee or exit visas takes too long at Mexico’s main migrant processing center in the city of Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border. In the past, he said, …

Mexico moving migrants away from borders to relieve pressure
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexico moving migrants away from borders to relieve pressure

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to relieve pressure on its border cities. Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to relieve pressure on its border cities. Segismundo Doguín, Mexico’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mexico blocks new US-bound migrant caravan
3 years, 3 months ago

Mexico blocks new US-bound migrant caravan

Al Jazeera  

Migration advocate slams swoop on caravan of about 400 people from Central America, Haiti and Venezuela as ‘cruel’ act. Mexican security and migration officials have blocked the passage of a new migrant caravan, detaining several people, as the government moved to break up the group just a day after it set off from southern Mexico for the United States. The …

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system
3 years, 3 months ago

‘We can’t survive’: Migrants in Mexico protest slow asylum system

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers join caravan bound for Mexico City to demand expedited asylum proceedings. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean departed the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Saturday in a caravan headed to the country’s capital, where they hoped to seek expedited asylum proceedings. The caravan comes after days of …

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. …

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 …

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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