Caravan of 3,000 migrants heads to US southern border

A CARAVAN OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MIGRANTS LEAVING TAPACHULA IN SOUTHERN MEXICO IS HEADING TO THE US-SOUTHERN BORDER.

THE GROUP OF MIGRANTS IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE FROM VENEZUELA, ECUADOR, COLOMBIA, PERU, HAITI, COSTA RICA, PANAMA,NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA LA VERDAD REPORTS.

THE MIGRANTS ARE HOPING TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE UNITED STATES BEFORE PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP TAKES OFFICE ON JANUARY 20TH.

AS THE MIGRANTS MAKE THE TREK SOME SAY THEY’RE LEAVING THEIR COUNTRIES BECAUSE WHERE THEY’RE FROM IS DANGEROUS, THEY HAVE NO SECURITY OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND CAN’T GET JOBS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.

CARTEL VIOLENCE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, AND ECONOMIC CRISES IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA ARE DRIVING MORE PEOPLE TOWARD THE UNITED STATES.

IN TUESDAY’S ELECTION, IMMIGRATION WAS A HOT ISSUE FOR VOTERS, AFTER US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL ESTIMATED – MORE THAN 10 MILLION MIGRANTS ENTERED THE U-S UNDER THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION. CRITICS SAY THE NUMBER IS MUCH HIGHER.

SOME OF THE MIGRANTS TELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – THEY’RE SCARED MEXICAN AUTHORITIES WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO REACH THE US-MEXICO BORDER.

IN HIS FINAL DAYS OF CAMPAIGNING, TRUMP WARNED MEXICO’S NEWLY SWORN-IN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM THAT HE’D IMPOSE A 25% TARIFF ON MEXICAN PRODUCTS IF MIGRANT FLOWS TO THE U-S- MEXICO BORDER ARE NOT HALTED.

DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY, SHEINBAUM SAID MIGRANT ENCOUNTERS AT MEXICO’S NORTHERN BORDER DROPPED 75% FROM DECEMBER 2023 TO OCTOBER 2024.

PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP HAS ALSO VOWED MASS DEPORTATIONS OF MIGRANTS WHEN HE’S SWORN IN.