CAMOTAN, Guatemala: At least 9,000 Honduran migrants have entered Guatemala after a first group pushed past border police late on Friday and others soon followed on the first step of a journey north they hope will take them to the United States, officials said on Saturday.On Sunday, Guatemalan police fired tear gas to try to disperse the caravan of migrants,.
Reuters
Published: 18 Jan 2021 06:26 PM BdST
Updated: 18 Jan 2021 06:26 PM BdST
Hundreds of Honduran migrants huddled overnight on a highway in eastern Guatemala after domestic security forces used sticks and tear gas to halt the passage of a US-bound caravan just days before US President-elect Joe Biden takes office. );
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As many as 8,000 migrants, including families with young children, have entered Guatemala since Friday, authorities say, fleeing poverty and lawlessness in a region rocked by the coronavirus pandemic and back-to-back hurricanes in November.
“There’s no food or water, and there are thousands of children, pregnant women, babies, and they don’t want to let us pass,” said a Honduran stuck at the blockade, who gave his name only as Pedro.