A new migrant caravan of about 1,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border this weekend heading for Mexico City. From there, the group is expected to disperse and find various ways to reach the U.S. border. The caravan is the second to start in Mexico since October 1, when the country's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, took office.
The caravan began early Sunday morning in Tapachula, Chiapas, and was officially named “God Leads Us.” The caravan includes around 1,000 migrants from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti, Panama and Costa Rica, as well as migrants from Afghanistan and Nepal. The group plans to head to Mexico City, with the ultimate goal being the U.S. border.
The migrants in the caravan had legal status in Mexico and were waiting in Chiapas for an appointment with the Biden-Harris administration to apply for CBP One. But the group's organizers were tired of the long wait times.
Jonathan Rojas said the group was concerned about former U.S. President Donald J. Trump's announcement that he would close current immigration routes. Rojas claimed she was traveling for financial reasons due to lack of opportunities in her home country of Colombia.
“There's a big concern that if he (Trump) is elected, he's going to close the border,” Rojas said. “We cannot keep waiting for them to give us promises. The situation here in Chiapas is not healthy, we have too many people and not enough supplies and space. I need you to help me.”
Migrants wait inside a makeshift shelter in Chiapas. (Credit: Breitbart Texas/Cartel Chronicles
According to Venezuela La Verdadmigrants in the caravan claimed there was a lack of food and medical care in Chiapas. The publication also noted that economic necessity is the driving force behind immigrants' desire to reach the United States.
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