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

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 …

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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 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump win casts doubt on future of Mexico's migrant caravan

Hindustan Times

By Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz Trump win casts doubt on future of Mexico's migrant caravan TACHULA, Mexico Nov 7 - Thousands of migrants traveling together in a caravan in Mexico are grappling with their next steps after former U.S. President Donald Trump, who ran on an anti-immigration platform, was propelled to victory for a second term. "I had hoped …

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Hundreds Attend Burial of Catholic Priest and Indigenous Peace Activist in Chiapas

Hindustan Times

Hundreds of people attended the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. Rev. Pérez had worked tirelessly to bring peace to the highlands and border regions of Chiapas, where two drug cartels are battling for control.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico vows inquiry after soldiers fire on U.S.-bound migrants, killing six

LA Times

Migrants aiming to reach the United States walk on the highway through Suchiate, in southern Mexico’s Chiapas state, in the summer of 2024. Mexican authorities vowed to investigate a deadly incident in which its soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying U.S.-bound migrants near the country’s southern border with Guatemala, killing six and injuring at least 10 others. Soldiers opened …

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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 …

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11 months ago

Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels even if they pressure them

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president called on citizens Friday not to support drug cartels, or oppose the installation of National Guard barracks, after a number of videos surfaced showing residents cheering convoys of cartel gunmen. Several videos have been posted on social media in recent weeks of villages in southern Chiapas, showing farmers lining roadways near the border with Guatemala …

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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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured

Associated Press

TAPACHULA, Chiapas — At least 10 Cuban migrants died and 17 others were seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala. Mexican authorities generally prohibit migrants without proper documents from riding buses, so those without the money to hire smugglers often walk along the side of …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Mexico: Three migrants dead, 7 injured in highway accident

India TV News

Highlights Three migrants died and around seven were injured on Oct 26 in southern Mexico The accident took place when vehicle they were riding in crashed on a highway Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said 3 dead migrants were from Guatemala Mexico highway accident : Three migrants died and seven were injured on Wednesday when the vehicle they were riding in …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Mexican immigration agent jumps in river to rescue Venezuelan migrant from being swept by current

Daily Mail

A Mexican border agent was forced to jump into the river to rescue a migrant from being swept downstream. A Mexican immigration agent approaches a Venezuelan migrant who struggled to stay afloat in the middle of the Rio Grande while trying to reach the United States border in Texas on Tuesday. The individual was escorted back to the Mexican town …

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3 years ago

Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants

Al Jazeera

Most of the migrants killed when the truck they were crammed into overturned in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were from Guatemala, officials have said, as witnesses and survivors recalled the horror of one of the worst roadside crashes involving migrants in Mexico in years. “Thank God, we were in the middle, but the ones on the sides, they …

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3 years ago

55 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico

LA Times

Bodies in body bags are placed on the side of the road after an accident in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, on Thursday. While the Mexican government is trying to appease the United States by stopping caravans of walking migrants and allowing the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, it has been unable to staunch the flood of migrants stuffed by …

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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 …

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3 years ago

At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico

LA Times

Bodies of migrants who died in a tractor-trailer accident lying on the pavement in Tuxtla Gutierrez, state of Chiapas, Mexico, on Thursday. At least 53 people were killed after a tractor-trailer overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, one of the worst tragedies in recent memory to befall migrants trying to reach the United States. “I deeply regret the tragedy caused …

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

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

Trump win casts doubt on future of Mexico's migrant caravan

Hundreds Attend Burial of Catholic Priest and Indigenous Peace Activist in Chiapas

6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire

Mexico vows inquiry after soldiers fire on U.S.-bound migrants, killing six

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

Mexican president calls on civilians not to support drug cartels even if they pressure them

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

10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured

Mexico: Three migrants dead, 7 injured in highway accident

Mexican immigration agent jumps in river to rescue Venezuelan migrant from being swept by current

Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants

55 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico

Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash

At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico