Mexican police, national guard stop caravan of 2,000 migrants heading for US

Mexican authorities intercepted a migrant caravan of approximately 2,000 people that was attempting to travel north through Mexico to the United States border over the weekend, according to The Associated Press.

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The caravan, which included migrants from Central America, Africa, and the Caribbean, began moving north from the southern Mexico city of Tapachula on Saturday morning, but was quickly cut off by Mexican police officers and the Mexican National Guard.

It has become difficult for migrants to sneak north out of Tapachula undetected by authorities, so the large group of migrants coordinated to depart together hoping that would increase their safety and chances for success.

Authorities detained many of the migrants and put them in vans, although officials would not say where they were being transported, while others scattered and fled.

Mexican police, national guard stop caravan of 2,000 migrants heading for US