- A group of 3,000 migrants from Haiti, South America, and Central America pushed past Mexican border agents and police on Saturday is
- The massive caravan set out from the city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border toward Mexico City
- A highway checkpoint in Tapachula with 400 law enforcement officers aimed to block their path, but many migrants managed to break past
- The caravan said they hoped to eventually reach the US border, where the number of migrants trying to gain entry was already hitting new records
- According to the US Customs and Border Protection, more than 1.7 million migrants have been arrested at the US-Mexico border this fiscal year
A caravan with thousands of migrants is making its way from Tapachula, Mexico, to the US border, and Mexican officers struggled and ultimately failed to stop them on Saturday.
Around 3,000 migrants trying to pass north through Mexico said they hoped to eventually reach the US border, where the number of migrants trying to gain entry was already hitting new records.
Families from Haiti, South America, and Central America pushed past and tossed apart police with anti-riot gear and shields who had been moved in anticipation to break up the hordes of people.
‘We are going to resist. We are going to resist peacefully. We are not going for confrontation, we are going in the name of God and peacefully. What we want is to receive attention regarding the administrative immigration paperwork according to law,’ said one of the caravan leaders.
The crowd carried American flags and banners supporting president Biden with messages such as ‘Biden For All,’ FOXNews reported.