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.
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The migrant caravan is heading towards the US to escape an economy battered by the pandemic and hurricanes. They are headed towards Mexico, where the government has already deployed security forces and riot police.
(Photo : Josue Decavele/Getty Images) A Honduran migrant pushes a stroller with his children and belongings after crossing the border on January 16, 2021 in El Florida, Guatemala.
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A report from Reuters noted that the migrant caravan was also seen in small skirmishes with Honduran security forces as they tried to cross the border into Guatemala on Friday night.
Even after hundreds of migrants have been detained by Guatemalan military, groups of Hondurans continued to trickle past the said border.