TAPACHULA, Mexico, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Mexico moved to disperse a major build-up of migrants on its southern border with Guatemala by transporting thousands into nearby towns and setting up a camp to relieve pressure on local authorities, the government said on Tuesday.
The National Migration Institute (INM) said it deployed 189 buses and 73 vans to move over 8,000 migrants from the southern city of Tapachula to other parts of the state of Chiapas and the southern states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
Nevertheless, on Tuesday morning, thousands of people were still waiting outside COMAR's Tapachula offices, as migrants continued to cross the Suchiate River from Guatemala into Mexico, according to a Reuters witness.
[1/8]Asylum seekers cross the Rio Grande river to finish their journey through Mexico to Eagle Pass, in Texas, U.S. as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico, September 26, 2023.
Discussing the railway concerns with U.S. officials at the end of the week, Mexico said the two sides had agreed on a series of measures to tackle the challenge.
Persons:
Daniel Becerril, Biden, Jose Torres, Dave Graham, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Migration Institute, Mexican Commission, Aid, Refugees, National Migration Institute, REUTERS, U.S, Thomson
Locations:
TAPACHULA, Mexico, Guatemala, Tapachula, Chiapas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Eagle, Texas, U.S, Piedras Negras, United States, Venezuela, Brazil, Nicaragua, Colombia