That caravan, which consists of about 4,000 migrants — many from Honduras — prompted President Trump to order thousands of soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border. As of Monday, it was still about 900 miles away, in the southern Mexico town of Niltepec. The caravan, which has not been stopped by Mexican authorities since it crossed the river Oct. 20, has inspired thousands of other Central American immigrants fleeing poverty and violence to set out together in recent days in large groups heading north.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 29, 2018 22:34 UTC