New migrant caravan sets off from southern Mexico border as Obrador-Biden begin talks

A new migrant caravan left sourn part of Mexican city of Tapachula on Thursday and started to move towards north during time when President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obror met with US President Joe Biden in Washington to discuss immigration issues and or concerns. President López Obror believes that latest movement of immigrants has sparked an urgency to discuss  region’s migration with Biden, Washington Post reported.  

As per report, recently attempted migrant caravan has nearly 2,000 immigrants, largely from Central America and Haiti.  migrants exited sourn Mexico border, carrying ir belongings in little knapsacks or packages on ir hes with small children riding on shoulders of ir parents or in prams.  

Among immigrants in attempted caravan, a Honduran refugee named Alex Leyva claimed he was making his second try to move towards north in a caravan. As per Washington Post, Levya stated that he h traveled with anor group for first time on October 23, but as he became ill, he h to pull out. He informed that Mexican immigration officials sent him to Tapachula, where he h previously gone through process of requesting refuge in Mexico. In meantime, as immigrants proceeded toward city's boundaries, local police h maintained traffic, but officials me no initiative to stop m from moving forward.  

Migrants demanding valid documents to have access for traveling across Mexico

Furrmore, Luis Garca Villagran of Center for Human Dignity stated that immigrants are seeking valid documents which would allow m to travel across Mexico. To ease strain at US border, Mexican ministration has relied on a policy of limiting immigrants in nation's sournmost regions. Villagran went on to say that even those immigrants who have alrey gotten humanitarian visas that enable m to move in Mexico were stopped by immigration officers and deported back to Tapachula.  

Immigrants held near Guatemalan border in Tapachula have grown increasingly angry with delayed processing of ir asylum applications. y express dissatisfaction with ir inability to obtain jobs that will allow m to support ir family which has instigated such movement from south to north, Washington Post reported.  

In dition to this, one of López Obror's top concerns for Thursday's North America Leers' Summit was tackling immigration crisis in region. He has urged Biden ministration to engage in investing in  extension of a tree-planting program that compensates farmers for growing specific s of trees on ir property. According to him, money will permit poorest people in rural area to stay on ir property rar than being forced to leave and migrate due to economic pressures. 

Need for new camps

Meanwhile, as per AP, recently a dismal camp for migrants wanting to ask for asylum in United States was raided by roughly 250 police officers and city personnel under US policy, in which migrants were given option of registering for credentials or leaving. 

camps, which are crammed with small children, are result of US policies that require immigrants to stay in Mexico for U.S. immigration court hearings or will prevent m from obtaining refuge under pandemic-related public health authority. Uncertainty over US asylum procedures has aided growth of immigrant communities in Mexican border cities, resulting in need for new camps. 

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