Hello and welcome to the details of Migrant caravan spends Christmas on the road before heading to US border and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Thousands of migrants arrived yesterday in the southern Mexican town Alvaro Obregon to spend the Christmas Eve in a public square without shelter before making their way north to cross the country and reach the border with the United States. — Reuters pic
TAPACHULA (Mexico), Dec 25 — Thousands of migrants arrived yesterday in the southern Mexican town Alvaro Obregon to spend the Christmas Eve in a public square without shelter before making their way north to cross the country and reach the border with the United States.
On Sunday, the group of mostly Central American and Caribbean migrants had walked 15 kilometres from the southern border city Tapachula to get to Alvaro Obregon, with plans to set off again around 4 am the next day.
Migrant rights activist Luis Garcia Villagran urged that migrants must not become political bargaining chips in the upcoming presidential election in the United States, where migrants were heading.
“We won’t be stopped, we’ll keep walking,” he said.
Advertisement
Local authorities estimated the size of the caravan to average about 8,000 people per day. A Reuters witness traveling with the group said most migrants were from Central and South America but also the Caribbean.
Haitian migrant Ysguel Jean, who was carrying a white cross with “Christ” painted in red letters, said he had left his home country because of rampant crime and corruption, and because he wanted to provide for his two daughters.
“Three months in Tapachula trying to get papers and I still have nothing,” he said. “I’m tired of waiting around in Tapachula, being hungry, and unable to earn a living.” Like others, he said he wanted to reach the United States.
Advertisement
In 2018 and 2019, large caravans mostly comprised of Central Americans, crossed Mexico to reach the United States. These were followed by smaller groups in recent years.
Last year, record numbers of migrants attempted to cross the US-Mexico border illegally. — Reuters
These were the details of the news Migrant caravan spends Christmas on the road before heading to US border for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
