Migrant Caravan Resumes From Southern Mexico After Promise of Exit Visas Falls Through

The migrants were seeking transit or exit visas they hoped would allow them to take buses or trains to the U.S. border.

Migrants walk along the highway through Arriaga, Chiapas state in southern Mexico on Jan. 8, 2024, during their journey north toward the U.S. border. Edgar H. Clemente/AP Photo

On Monday, a caravan of about 2,000 migrants resumed their journey through southern Mexico, after failing to receive the documents they believe were promised them by the Mexican government.

The original caravan of about 6,000 migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, and Central America had begun walking on Christmas Eve with the goal of reaching the U.S. border. But after New Year’s Day, the Mexican government convinced them to forgo their march, promising to give them some kind of unspecified documents.