The main contingent of migrants pushes through Mexico.
The main contingent of migrants pushes through Mexico.
Thousands of cautious Central American migrants resumed their push Mexico On Sunday, a day after the discussions on the road ahead, some travelers broke away from the main caravan, which is entering a treacherous part of their journey.
Most of the approximately 4,000 migrants are now heading to what some called the "death route" to the city of Cordoba, Veracruz, which is about 200 kilometers from the highway. The daily walk will be one of the longest so far, as the exhausted group of travelers try to advance in the best possible way.
The arduous journey has already taken its toll.
The previous day, the group was harassed by divisions, as the migrants discussed with the organizers of the caravans and criticized the Mexican officials before heading to Puebla and Mexico City.
Some were disappointed after the caravan organizers unsuccessfully called for buses after three weeks on the road. Others were angry that they had been directed north through the state of Veracruz on the Gulf Coast, calling it a "death route."
A trek through the sugar fields and fruit trees of Veracruz takes them through a state where hundreds of migrants have disappeared in recent years, falling prey to the kidnappers seeking ransom payments.
Authorities in Veracruz said in September they had discovered the remains of at least 174 people buried in clandestine graves, raising questions about whether the bodies belonged to migrants.
But even with the group a little more dispersed, most of the migrants who walked through Veracruz on Sunday were convinced that traveling as a large mass was their best hope to reach the US. UU
"We believe that it is better to continue together with the caravan, we will continue and respect the organizers," said Luis Euseda, 32, of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, who is traveling with his wife, Jessica Fugon. "Others went ahead, maybe they do not have a goal, but we do have an objective and that is to arrive."
Mynor Chávez, 19 years old and originally from Copan, Honduras, was determined to continue.
"I have no hope, I graduated as a computer technician and even with a degree I could not find a job," he said of life in his home country.
In his desperation to flee, Chávez was one of the many people who crossed a river from Guatemala to Mexico, defying the authorities deployed to patrol the country's southern border.
It remained to be seen if the main group will now continue directly north through Veracruz to the nearest border in the United States, or it will deviate slightly to the west and stop at the capital of the country.
The capital could serve as a better launching pad to reach a wider range of destinations along the US border. They may also receive additional support, although Mexican officials appear to have been in conflict over whether to help or hinder their travel.
Mexico now faces the unprecedented situation of having three caravans that stretch along 300 miles (500 kilometers) of roads in the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz, with a total of more than 6,000 migrants.
On Friday, a caravan from El Salvador went through the Suchiate River in Mexico, with a total of 1,000 to 1,500 people who want to reach the United States border.
That caravan initially tried to cross the bridge between Guatemala and Mexico, but Mexican authorities told them they would have to show their passports and visas and enter groups of 50 to be processed.
Another caravan, also of approximately 1,000 to 1,500 people, entered Mexico earlier this week and is now in Chiapas. That group includes Hondurans, Salvadorans and some Guatemalans.
The first largest group of mainly Honduran migrants entered Mexico on October 19.
Immigration agents and police have sometimes arrested migrants in the smaller caravans. But several mayors have rolled out the welcome mat for the migrants who arrived in their cities, organizing food and campsites.
The Department of the Interior of Mexico says that almost 3,000 of the migrants in the first caravan have requested refuge in Mexico and hundreds more have returned to their homes.
With or without the help of the government, uncertainty awaits.
President Donald Trump He has ordered the US troops to the Mexican border in response to the caravans. More than 7,000 troops in active service have been sent to Texas, Arizona and California before the medium term. choices.
He plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and prohibit anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum.
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Associated Press writer Amy Guthrie in Mexico City contributed to this report.
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