Migrant Caravan

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

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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

At least 1,500 Hondurans are planning to travel through South America and Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S.

After Mexico toughened its stance of migration, Central Americans opted for riskier routes

About 1 million undocumented migrants were apprehended on the US-Mexico border from October 2018 to September 2019, the highest annual total in the last 12 years

After there were reports claiming that the men could be in Mexico, they were located in Nicaragua