“I can see that these caravans are no longer going to pass,” said Vázquez, 56. The migrants walked for hours before stopping at the crossroads where Vázquez’s stand lies, taking advantage of the copious shade on a road otherwise largely exposed to the beating tropical sun. Mexican guardsmen detain migrants near Tapachula, Mexico, on Thursday. The guardsmen intercepted the caravan on the edge of the community of Frontera Hidalgo, near Ciudad Hidalgo, where the migrants crossed the river at dawn. Mexican authorities had allowed previous caravans to walk for a while, seemingly to tire them out, and then closed their path.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2020 06:45 UTC