A caravan carrying thousands of migrants is heading from Tapachula, Mexico to the US. Mexican officers struggled to stop them, but they failed to do so on Saturday.
Around 3,000 migrants tried to cross north through Mexico to reach the US border. The number of migrants trying for entry to the US was already at new records.
Families from Haiti, South America and Central America pushed past police wearing anti-riot gear and shields, which had been moved in anticipation of breaking up the hordes.
“We are going resist. We will resist peacefully. We are not seeking confrontation. Instead, we are going in God’s name and peacefully. One caravan leader stated that what they wanted was to receive legal attention regarding administrative immigration paperwork.
FOX News reported that the crowd carried American flags, banners and banners to support President Biden with messages such “Biden For All”.
A caravan of migrants mostly from Central America broke through a Mexican police barricade at Tapachula in Mexico.
Migrants and National Guard members clash as they walk in a caravan to Mexico City.
Video from Mexico shows migrants speeding past officers as police officers. The cops appeared outnumbered
Migrants from Central America, Haiti and other countries clash with National Guard members while they walk in a caravan
Migrants from Central America, Haiti and other countries hold a banner that says “Migrants.” As they march in a caravan heading to Mexico capital, they hold a banner that reads “Migrants.”
Around 3,000 migrants were trying to cross Mexico north to reach the US border. They said they hoped to eventually get there.
The large crowd carried American flags, banners and banners to support President Biden. They also displayed messages like “Biden For All”, which is a message that they said they wanted to reach the US Border.
A caravan of 3,000 migrants left Tapachula near the Mexican border with Guatemala to head north to Mexico City. They then plan to travel to the US border to enter the country.
According to the outlet the caravan is well-organized as the assemblers made arrangements for migrants to register online using a QR code.
Tapachula was also the location of a previous caravan that was stopped by Mexican border patrol officers in September. According to the National Migration Institute (NMI), officials brutally treated the group of 800, which included Central Americans, Haitians as well as Venezuelans and Cubans.
A huge group of people, including families with young kids, started trekking on Saturday from Tapachula at the Guatemala border to Mexico City.
The Mexican border patrol agents and police were unable to contain the crowd.
Tapachula had 400 law enforcement officers at its highway checkpoint, but many migrants escaped. Footage showed people pushing through an anti-riot group of officers in antiriot gear, carrying backpacks and children.
A caravan of migrants heading north stops at Tapachula municipality in Chiapas state, Mexico, Alvaro Obregon to rest.
A previous caravan, also set out from Tapachula, was broken up by Mexican border patrol agents in early September
A large group of families with young children began walking on Saturday from Tapachula, Guatemala, towards Mexico City.
One family, which included a woman, and small children were thrown to the ground by the crowd, with their belongings scattered.
Irineo Mujica was one of the organizers of the caravan. He said that he was leading the group from Mexico City to protest the lack of government assistance in south Mexico. Officials have tried to contain thousands of migrants in the region and to demand legal documents to allow migrants to freely move in the US.
Mujica stated that money is not going to solve this problem. He suggested that Mexico, where they move people from the southern border to the north border, should be given the money. They should give them papers here and give them the chance to work here.
The Biden administration is still struggling with an increase in border crossings, despite having reversed many Trump policies.
This fiscal year, more than 1.7million migrants were detained at the border between the US and Mexico by US authorities. It was the largest number ever recorded.
Many families have young children and are part of the caravan that Mexico border patrol agents could not contain.
Nearly 55,000 of the 77,000 asylum-seekers from Mexico are still waiting to be processed at the city’s facilities. Many have complained of unsanitary conditions.
The Biden administration continues to struggle against a surge of border crossings since Trump took office.
As she walks in her caravan to the Mexican capital to seek asylum and refugee status, a Central America migrant holds onto a teddy bear.
Migrant arrests rose to 20-year highs by 2021.
US Customs and Border Protection released data that showed a peak during summer, with more 213,000 incidents in July alone. September saw 192,000 incidents. This was a slight decline.
About 55,000 of the 77,000 Mexican asylum-seekers are currently awaiting processing at city facilities. Many have complained about unsafe conditions.
The Washington Post has obtained data that shows that the US held more than 1.7 Million migrants at the US-Mexico border from October 2020 to September 2021, the highest number since 1986.
In August, the Biden administration announced that it was planning to hire another 1,000 asylum officers and 1,000 support personnel. This hiring spree would more that double the current 800 asylum officers. It would be funded by Congress or increases in immigration application fees.
A divided Supreme Court ordered that the Biden administration reinstate Trump-era policies, known as Migrant Protection Protocols, and better known under the name ‘Remain in Mexico’.
US Customs and Border Protection released data that showed a peak in the summer. There were more than 213,000 incidents alone in July. September saw a slight decline with 192,000.00 incidents
Mexican National Guard officers form a formation to prepare for a barricade that will stop a caravan of Central American migrants from continuing their journey.
Irineo Mujica who is leading the caravan to Mexico City stated, “Money isn’t going to solve the issue, throwing it to governments such as Mexico where they put people at the south border to their northern border isn’t the solution,”
March for Freedom, Dignity, and La Paz, a migrant caravan of around 3,000 people, broke the first police siege of National Institute of Migration
The legislation, as its name suggests, forces migrants to wait for months south while their asylum claims are processed. After the Biden administration had stopped the policy shortly following the president’s inauguration, the court intervened.
Jen Psaki, Jen’s Press Secretary, said Thursday that Biden had not visited the border in a while and that he knew a lot about current immigration issues.
Psaki stated that there has been some reporting that he drove through the border while he was campaigning in 2008. He said that he was well-acquainted about the fact that El Paso’s border runs through the town’s center.
This fiscal year, more than 1.7million migrants were detained by US authorities at the border with Mexico. It is the largest number ever recorded.
Biden indicated that he believes he should go to the southern border and check it out for himself at a CNN Town Hall.
Anderson Cooper asked Biden if he should cross the border in light of record crossings and criticisms of his strategy to combat illegal immigration. Biden replied: “I’ve been there before… It’s a well-known fact… I know it well…
Biden indicated that he believes he should go to the southern border and check it out for himself at a CNN Town Hall.
He mentioned recent hurricanes and global travel as reasons he hasn’t had ‘a whole heck of a lot of down time’.
‘I’ve been spending time going around looking at the $900 billion worth of damage done by hurricanes and floods and weather and traveling around the world.
“My wife Jill was down. She’s been on both banks of the river. She has seen the conditions there. She has seen those places. You’re not seeing many pictures of kids laying on top of each other with what looks like tarps. That has been dealt with.