Overview
- The caravan set out from Tapachula toward Mexico City with families from Haiti, Central and South America, and a family from Israel who said they fled constant bombardments.
- Coverage diverges on the size of the group, with Diario del Sur reporting about 500 people and 24 Horas estimating at least 1,500.
- Participants say slow asylum processing by COMAR, which they describe as stretching past a year, kept them in legal limbo and blocked access to jobs.
- Many travelers say they now aim to settle in Mexico rather than try for the United States, citing months of waiting in Tapachula without income or documents.
- Civil groups warn of heat, extortion, and migration checkpoints along the route, and reporters note INM and COMAR had not issued statements as of the latest accounts.