Thousands of Africans, Haitians Heading to US Through Latin America

Migrants, mostly from Haiti and Africa, wait for an appointment to obtain legal travel documents at a National Institute of Migration detention centre in Tapachula, Mexico, on June 24, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

TAPACHULA, Mexico—As the roosters interrupt the calm morning air in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, a group of 18 Africans bring their worldly possessions down to the bank of the Suchiate River.

On the other side is Mexico, a step closer to their goal: The United States.