Hundreds of Honduran migrants depart Tapachula hoping Democrats' midterm gains will prompt change
Migrants from Honduras departed Tapachula and say Democratic successes in U.S. midterms could prompt changes to Trump-era immigration rules.
Hundreds of migrants from Honduras set out from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula this week, saying they hope recent Democratic successes in the U.S. midterm elections will lead to changes in President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
The group entered Mexico and moved northward without being stopped by Mexican immigration authorities or the police, according to accounts from the caravan.
Previous attempts stalled in the south
Since Claudia Sheinbaum took office, roughly 20 migrant groups have tried to travel north from Mexico’s southern border, but none of those groups managed to advance beyond the southern states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.
Organizers and migrants said the latest departure signals renewed determination among people fleeing violence and poverty in Central America, who see political shifts in the United States as a possible opening for more permissive immigration policies.
Local officials in Tapachula have in previous months alternated between forcible removals and allowing groups to travel; the new caravan’s ability to cross into Mexico and continue north without immediate interference marks a notable development for authorities in the region.
Photo: press material from the event
