Mexico City, April 27.- A new caravan of migrants who left south-eastern Mexico the day before to reach Mexico City to obtain a visa was broken up this Wednesday after immigration authorities spoke with members of the group had negotiated.
Elements of the National Migration Institute (INM), accompanied by the National Guard in riot gear, arrested the contingent and later began negotiations to continue the march.
Between 200 and 300 people of various nationalities, most of them from Central American countries, left Tapachula, Chiapas, a town on the border with Guatemala, for Mexico City as part of their trip to the United States.
The group came out after blocking the highway that connects Tapachula to the upper area at the height of the Siglo 21 immigration station to request the delivery of immigration documents that will allow them to travel across the country and cross the border to the to reach the United States.
The director of Pueblo sin Fronteras, Irineo Mujica, said that the caravan has no “head”, that is, it goes alone and is not accompanied by civil organizations. He also warned that the solution for the undocumented people in the future given the lack of reaction from the authorities, will lead to constant exodus.
Last Saturday, the INM broke up a caravan of migrants heading to Mexico City en masse from Tapachula on the Guatemalan border.
However, federal authorities began serving the migrants in groups of 150 with promises to take them to shelters within four days to begin their migration process and obtain humanitarian visas.
On that occasion, the fourth caravan advanced 10 miles (16 kilometers) when it was blocked by the Mexican authorities, who pressed the group to negotiate
The representative of the National Migration Institute (INM) in Chiapas, Paola López Rodas, came to the community and asked the migrants to listen to her and agree to a mentorship to prevent them from continuing to risk walking on the streets.
The Mexican government has already warned that it will act in accordance with the law and without legal status on immigration matters, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.
The head of Mexico’s diplomacy stressed that no exception could be made and the territory could be crossed without legal conditions.
Mexico deported more than 114,000 foreigners in 2021, according to the Migration Policy Division of the country’s Interior Ministry.
In addition, the Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar) of Mexico received a record 131,448 refugee applications in 2021. Of these applicants, more than 51,000 are Haitians. (Telesur) (Photo: Twitter @agendamigrante)
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