The Mexican National Guard rounded up hundreds of Central American migrants on Thursday as they walked north along a highway toward Tapachula after crossing the Suchiate River from Guatemala.
Waves of migrants that washed across the river throughout the week were mostly apprehended by guardsmen along the north bank, but on Thursday hundreds gathered before daylight to try a different route across a deeper stretch near a commercial bridge, upriver from the Mexican authorities.
Our heart breaks for all the migrants fleeing for their survival that were lied to and attacked by the Mexican National Guard today. The southern Mexico border is looking more and more like the US border everyday. #CaravanaMigrante #UntilEveryBorderIsSmashed pic.twitter.com/Sf8oXgY0Bz
— Tapachula Migrant Solidarity (@SolXxtap) January 24, 2020
By early morning, about 800 migrants were walking north along a rural highway carrying Honduran and U.S. flags with the National Guard closely following the group.
This morning at sunrise when the caravan finally and succesfully all crossed the Suchiate river and entered Mexico together. #caravanamigrante pic.twitter.com/Ci86QHJFAk
— Tapachula Migrant Solidarity (@SolXxtap) January 23, 2020
We are currently resting on the side of the highway. Still heading north to Tapachula. Locals are handing out Tamales. Migrants are being told if they do not fill out the Mexican Refuge forms they will be deported. pic.twitter.com/HMJM0yiXxu
— Tapachula Migrant Solidarity (@SolXxtap) January 23, 2020
The caravan stopped for free tamales from locals and aid workers passed out asylum paperwork. Eventually the group came to rest at a shaded crossroads, The Associated Press reports.
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