Multiple sources report that a large group of mostly Central and South American migrants departed the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, intending to reach the U.S. border. The group reportedly demanded faster processing of transit permits from the new Mexican government under President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Independent journalist Ali Bradley estimated size of the new migrant caravan to be approximately 6,000 migrants.
A migrant caravan just left from Tapachula, Mexico according to multiple sources— This video is from the caravan of roughly 6k I walked with back in October of 2021.
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) October 6, 2024
The leaders pushed them to walk through torrential downpours—Many of the children became sick with colds and the… pic.twitter.com/c5bYbSao9g
