
Migrant Caravan Spends Christmas on the Road, Heading to US Border
Published on December 26, 2023
Thousands of migrants continued on Christmas Day walking through southern Mexico, heading toward the border with the United States. On Sunday, the group of mostly Central American and Caribbean migrants had walked 15 kilometers (more than 9 miles) from the southern border city Tapachula to get to Alvaro Obregon, with plans to set off again around 4 a.m. the next day. The migrants included single adults but also entire families, all eager to reach the U.S. border, angry and frustrated at having to wait weeks or months in the nearby city of Tapachula for documents that might allow them to continue their journey....
