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Hundreds of Migrants Form Caravan Heading Toward Mexico City

A group of over 1,000 Latin American migrants traveled through Tapachula, Mexico, on Wednesday, October 1, making their way to Mexico City in hopes of legalizing their immigration status in the country, according to news reports. The group, comprising migrants from Cuba, Honduras, Ecuador, Brazil, and Haiti, were looking to expedite the Mexican asylum process and were leaving the country’s south, where employment opportunities were few, news outlets reported. This footage, captured by Juan Manuel Perez Blanco, shows the caravan walking through Tapachula, in southern Mexico. Credit: Juan Manuel Perez Blanco via Storyful

Hundreds of Migrants Form Caravan Heading Toward Mexico City