Thousands of Caravan Migrants Request Temporary Asylum in Mexico; Some Try Returning to US
Thousands of Central American migrants, many of them from Honduras, are taking Mexico up on its offer of temporary asylum and work visas. Mexican immigration officials said Sunday that 3,691 people associated with various migrant caravans have registered for temporary status in the country, and the number is expected to grow as more people arrive […]
Many US-Bound Caravan Migrants Disperse as Asylum Process Stalls
Thousands of Central American migrants spent weeks traveling north through Mexico in caravans, walking and hitching rides when possible, only for many to give up hope and turn back when they met resistance at the US border. Others hopped the border fence, often directly into the hands of immigration authorities on the US side, while […]
Migrants Reluctant to Leave Makeshift Shelter near US-Mexico Border
Central American migrants are reluctant to leave a makeshift shelter near the US-Mexico border, causing more tensions with Tijuana police on Monday. Last week the city authorities started to relocate migrants from the shelter at the Benito Juarez Sports Centre to a new felicity El Barretal, explaining the measure by unsanitary conditions that had developed […]