Central American migrants

Around 1,000 Hondurans joined a migrant caravan in a bid to be granted asylum in the U.S.

Mexico’s Foreign Minister said the number of migrants returned to Mexico to await the outcome of U.S. immigration cases has fallen significantly, although activists said large numbers of people remain in the program

According to Doctors Without Borders, Central American migrants are being kidnapped, raped and trafficked in Mexico as they seek to enter the United States

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It is still unclear if the migrants were forced into the truck by smugglers

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Mexico is under intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to contain mass movements of migrants who have been crossing through Mexico on their way to the U.S. border

Migrants crossing into Mexico earlier this week faced tear gas from security forces, who delivered a firmer response than in previous mass movements at the border

On Monday, Mexican security forces fired tear gas at the migrants who tried to cross into Mexico illegally

Yesterday, hundreds of immigrants tried to cross the border between Mexico and Guatemala through the Suchiate river