Honduran migrants return to the United States

The caravan of migrants, made up of 7,000 Hondurans fleeing the criminal violence, political instability and misery of their country, has returned to the United States. They are currently in Mexico.

Thousands of migrants, mainly Hondurans, resumed their march towards the United States through Mexico on Wednesday, marching towards the locality of Mapastepec, in the state of Chiapas (south), which they hoped to reach after twelve hours of market.

At dawn, the migrants left Huixtla, where they had taken a break for a day to try to regain their strength, to wash or heal themselves after having for some already traveled 800 kilometers since the departure of this "caravan" October 13th.

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"I miss my country , " says Delmer Martinez, a migrant from El Salvador. "I'm not doing it for fun. Nobody wants to leave home for an unknown place. But sometimes, out of necessity, we have to do it, because of what is happening in our countries . "

Mexico! Mexico!

In harsh heat, migrants walk carrying their belongings on their backs, some with children in their arms, or holding their hands. "Go brothers, continue! Encourage them on their way to the Mexicans who also give them food and water. "Mexico! Mexico! " Send them back in return.

The "caravan" has already traveled about 100 kilometers from the border between Mexico and Guatemala, where it submerged several border barriers Friday. Fleeing criminal violence, political instability or misery, the migrants are showing their determination to reach the United States despite the statements of US President Donald Trump who has committed to stop them by deploying his army as needed. border, and threatened to cut aid to Central American countries.

About 7,000 migrants are part of this caravan, according to the UN, a vast majority of whom come from Honduras. Stopped Friday by hundreds of Mexican riot police, they have for the most part preferred to cross the Suchiate river to swim or on boats to enter Mexico.

Dirty work

Since then, on various sections of the route, they have been escorted by federal police officers and overflown by helicopters, without the authorities trying to block them. "Mexico does not have to do the dirty work for the United States," said former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda on Tuesday night.

In the face of migrants who do not want to seek asylum in Mexico, "there are two options for Mexico: expel them or let them continue," he explained. "In no way can the Mexican government, now or in the future, expel 7000, 8000, or 9000 people . "

According to the Mexican government, 1700 people in the caravan have lodged an asylum claim in recent days. Migrants still have to travel about 3,000 kilometers to reach the US-Mexico border.