Over 3,000 US-Bound Migrants Cross Illegally Into Guatemala in Caravan

Members of the migrant caravan push forward at a gate separating Guatemala from Mexico in Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on Oct. 19, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images

GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA—Large groups of Central American migrants heading to the United States from Honduras barged past armed Guatemalan security troops to force their way into Guatemala on Thursday.

Migrants began gathering near the border at 6:30 a.m. and by mid-day more than 3,000 migrants had crossed illegally, said Guatemalan officials, appealing for help from Honduras.