Another migrant
caravan with 15,000 will depart Honduras next month. Here's everything you need
to know.
Here we go again
The Blaze
News December 30, 2018
Another migrant caravan — this time with an estimated
15,000 travelers — is preparing to depart Honduras next month, immigration
activists say.
What are the details?
As thousands of migrants who left Central America in October
remain stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border while the government processes their
asylum applications, another 15,000 migrants are scheduled to leave Honduras on
Jan. 15.
"They say they are even bigger and stronger than the
last caravan," Irma Garrido, an immigration activist, told the
Los Angeles Times.
The caravan is expected to grow as it makes its way north
through El Salvador and Guatemala. And like previous groups, the caravan will
share its travel progress on social media.
However, unlike previous caravans, the majority of
travelers are expected to stop in Mexico to find work. Many plan to find work
in new programs announced by recently inaugurated Mexican President Andrés
Manuel López Obrador. According to
Mexico News Daily, López Obrador has pledged to grant work visas to
Central Americans searching for work in Mexico.
Still, many migrants will likely continue north to the
U.S.
Anything else?
The last caravan, which has left thousands stranded in
the border city of Tijuana, sparked international controversy after the caravan
chose to continue north to the U.S. despite receiving assurances for work,
school, and medical attention from the Mexican government.
Now somewhat of a humanitarian crisis, the migrants'
presence in Tijuana has sparked violent protests and is costing the city tens
of thousands of dollars per day.
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