The throng of Central American migrants advancing toward the U.S. border in southern Mexico has now swelled to a whopping 5,000 people as they defy the efforts of four governments to break them up
Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants rose at dawn on Sunday from the shores of a river between Guatemala and Mexico and continued their trek northward, overwhelming Mexican government attempts to stop them at the border
Several hundred more already had applied for refugee status in Mexico and an estimated 1,500 were still on the Guatemalan side of the Suchiate River, hoping to enter legally
It was not immediately clear where the additional travelers had materialized from since about 2,000 had been gathered on the Mexican side Saturday night
They seemed likely to be people who had been waiting in the Guatemalan town of Tecun Uman and who decided to cross during the night
The migrants pose a challenge to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's promise late last week to stop the travelers' plans to press ahead to the U
S. border without the proper documents. As the U.S.-bound caravan moved into Mexico, Mexican police in riot gear were deployed at highway junctions and a military helicopter circled overhead, prompting many migrants to wonder if police will make mass arrests and seek to turn the caravan back
Many of the bedraggled travelers of the swollen caravan appeared determined to keep moving, saying they are fleeing a toxic mix of violence, poverty and endemic corruption and would not turn back
The multitude of migrants clogged the highway leading north from the border city of Ciudad Hidalgo in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, many breaking into song
'If you send us back, we will return!' a large crowd shouted in unison under the intense glare of the morning sun
'We are not criminals, we are workers!' U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to halt aid to Honduras and Guatemala, and potentially close down the U
S. border with Mexico with the help of the military if the migrants' march is not stopped
Mexico's government has said throughout the past week that it would register the migrants and process requests for asylum
Those attempting to skip the process would face deportation, but the size of the caravan will test Mexico, which has sought help from the U
N. to manage the issue.Encamped for two nights using backpacks for pillows and tents made of trash bags on a long bridge between Guatemala and Mexico, the migrant caravan began in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, last week and grew exponentially as it passed through Guatemala
On Saturday, Mexican immigration authorities only allowed some 640 migrants through the official border crossing on a bridge spanning the Suchiate River
On Sunday, federal police monitored the caravan's progress from a helicopter and had a few units escorting it
Outside Tapachula about 500 federal police briefly gathered along the highway on buses and in patrol units, but officers said their instructions were to maintain traffic on the highway not stop the caravan
They moved on toward Tapachula before the caravan reached them. As they passed through Mexican villages on the outskirts of Ciudad Hidalgo on Sunday, the migrants drew applause, cheers and donations of food and clothing from Mexicans
Maria Teresa Orellana, a resident of the neighborhood of Lorenzo handed out free sandals to the migrants as they passed
'It's solidarity,' she said. 'They're our brothers.' Share this article Share In the tropical heat, Besi Jaqueline Lopez of San Pedro Sula carried an improbable stuffed polar bear with a winter cap, the favorite - and only - toy of her two daughters, Victoria 4 and Elisabeth, 3, as they trudged beside her, all covered in sweat
A business administration graduate, Lopez said she couldn't find work in Honduras
She wants to reach the USA but would stay in Mexico if she could find work here. 'My goal is to find work for a better future for my daughters,' she said
Her husband, David Martinez, said they were tired, but had to push on to reach their goal of making it to the U
S.Olivin Castellanos, 58, a truck driver and mason from Villanueva, Honduras, said he took a raft across the river after Mexico blocked the bridge
'No one will stop us, only God,' he said. 'We knocked down the door and we continue walking
' He wants to reach the U.S. to work. 'I can do this,' he said, pointing to the asphalt under his feet
'I've made highways.'
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