New Migrant Caravan Departs Southern Mexico for U.S. Border

Soon after Mexico’s government dissolved a migrant caravan that was moving north, a new caravan departed from the country’s southern border. The migrants expressed their final goal of reaching the border with the United States before President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

The new caravan started on Monday early morning in Tapachula, Chiapas, where approximately 2,000 migrants began their journey north toward Mexico City. Their ultimate goal was to reach the U.S. border before the start of the new Trump administration. The rush for the border comes after the U.S. president-elect campaigned on implementing a hard line on the immigration issue in Mexico.

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The start of the new caravan came just two days after Mexican authorities dissolved another caravan moving through southern Mexico. They offered them bus transportation, aid packages, and help filling out their asylum claims. {snip}