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MEXICO CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds more people have joined a caravan of thousands of migrants in Mexico bound for the United States, one of the organizers said on Tuesday, as the group traveled through the southern state of Chiapas. On Wednesday, the caravan will aim to reach the town of Huixtla, about 13 miles to the north, Mujica said. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection next year, is under pressure to bring down the number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico. Most of the latest caravan are from Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela, according to Mujica. The storm is also threatens to lash southern Mexico with rain, potentially affecting the region where the caravan is traveling.
Persons: Irineo Mujica, Mujica, Joe Biden, Pilar, Dave Graham, Michael Perry Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Tuesday, Diego Ore, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, United States, Chiapas, Huehuetan, Tapachula, Guatemalan, Huixtla, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Darien, Panama, Colombia
Large Migrant Caravan Sets off for US From Southern Mexico
  + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
By Diego OréMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A large migrant caravan comprising many Central Americans and Venezuelans left southern Mexico on Monday for the United States, organizers and officials said, as Washington grapples with renewed pressure on its southern border. U.S. President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection next year, is under pressure to curb the number of people crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico. Most of the latest caravan are from Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela, according to Mujica. Mujica said the migrants opted to leave Tapachula due to frustration about not being able to obtain humanitarian visas. Tropical storm Pilar formed off Central America in the Pacific on Monday, and threatens to dump heavy rain on the region and parts of southern Mexico.
Persons: Diego, Irineo Mujica, Joe Biden, Mujica, it's, Oscar Gutierrez, Pilar, Diego Ore, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Central, Migration Institute, Central America Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, United States, Washington, Chiapas, Tapachula, Guatemalan, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela, Huehuetan, Acapulco, Darien, Panama, Colombia, Venezuelan
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  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Thousands of migrants detained for months in southern Mexico formed a new caravan heading north on Sunday. Irineo Mujica, director of the non-profit Pueblos Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), said that it arose as a protest by migrants demanding the closure of migrant detention centers in Mexico.
Thousands of migrants detained for months in southern Mexico formed a new caravan heading north on Sunday. Irineo Mujica, director of the non-profit Pueblos Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), said that it arose as a protest by migrants demanding the closure of migrant detention centers in Mexico.
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  + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Thousands of migrants detained for months in southern Mexico formed a new caravan heading north on Sunday. Irineo Mujica, director of the non-profit Pueblos Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), said that it arose as a protest by migrants demanding the closure of migrant detention centers in Mexico.
Thousands of migrants detained for months in southern Mexico formed a new caravan heading north on Sunday. Irineo Mujica, director of the non-profit Pueblos Sin Fronteras (People Without Borders), said that it arose as a protest by migrants demanding the closure of migrant detention centers in Mexico.
[1/5] Migrants take part in a caravan towards Mexico City called 'The Migrant's Via Crucis' in memory of the 40 migrants who died during a fire at a migrant detention center in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, as they walk along the road en route to Viva Mexico, Chiapas state, Mexico April 23, 2023. The migrants, mostly Venezuelans, started their march north early in Tapachula, the city bordering Guatemala whose detention centers have been overwhelmed by their vast numbers. Some said they expected to reach Mexico City in about 10 days. Fleeing violence and poverty in Central America, thousands of migrants walk together for safety to Mexico each year, crossing several states in hopes of finding a legal route into the United States. Out of money, he said his family was hoping to speed up the legal process needed for onward travel in Mexico City.
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