An estimated 800 migrants trying to continue their journey north have been intercepted by Mexican authorities shortly after walking out of the southern Mexican city of TapachulaTAPACHULA, Mexico -- An estimated 800 migrants trying to continue their journey north were intercepted by Mexican authorities early Friday after they walked out of the southern city of Tapachula overnight. The attempted migrant caravan followed a day of protest Thursday over the Mexican government’s attempts to contain them in the south, far from the U.S. border. On Thursday, hundreds of migrants had protested outside the local offices of immigration and asylum authorities, complaining that the process of gaining temporary legal status was too slow. There was no official word on how many of the migrants had been detained Friday morning. Luis García Villagrán, a migrant advocate in the city, accused the immigration agency of provoking the exodus by not resolving their cases.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2022 16:51 UTC