US EditionAbout 300 migrants start walking north in southern Mexico, but goal is not US border
TAPACHULA, CHIAPAS, MEXICO, AUG 6 – About 300 migrants from multiple countries began a journey to Mexico City after waiting months in Tapachula to legalize status, amid the arrest of their organizer on human trafficking charges.
- Around 300 migrants departed Tapachula, Chiapas on August 6, 2025, beginning a northward journey aimed at reaching central Mexico.
- This movement followed the recent arrest of Luis Garcia Villagran, a migrant rights defender and caravan organizer, on August 5 in Tapachula under a warrant issued years ago.
- The migrants had been delayed for an extended period while seeking to regularize their residency or obtain asylum but ultimately ended their wait due to the increasingly stringent migration policies implemented by both Mexico and the United States.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum stated Garca faces accusations including human trafficking and denying he is an activist, while human rights groups condemned his arrest as criminalization of migrant defenders.
- The caravan's shift to central Mexico suggests a response to tougher US policies under Trump and Mexico's intensified border enforcement, indicating complex regional migration dynamics.
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About 300 migrants start walk north from southern Mexico. Their goal is not the US border
About 300 migrants have left a southern Mexican city with the goal to walk north. Meanwhile, the activist who helped organize them remains in police custody over human trafficking allegations.
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