Migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico bound for US after midterms
Summary
About 1,500 migrants set out from Tapachula in southern Mexico on November 10, aiming to travel first to Mexico City and seek help and protection from detention. President Donald Trump warned Mexico to stop migrants heading toward the U.S. border or face doubled tariffs.Key Facts
- The caravan, called “God With Us,” includes many families and migrants mostly from Central America.
- The migrants said they planned to reach Mexico City, more than 1,000 kilometers from Tapachula.
- A Chiapas state government source estimated that about 1,500 people were in the caravan.
- Trump said the caravan had been encouraged by the Democratic Party’s gains in the midterm elections.
- Democrats won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterms.
- Mexican authorities blocked a separate group of about 100 migrants who had crossed the Suchiate River from Guatemala; about 40 were detained.
- This was the third caravan to try to reach the United States since September, according to the report.
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