DHS Warns No Migrant Caravan Will Enter U.S.
U.S. border authorities confirm no caravan will enter the country as group moves through Mexico.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a firm statement that a migrant caravan traveling through southern Mexico will not be allowed into the United States, declaring there is “absolutely ZERO chance” the group will gain entry.
Caravan Moves Through Mexico
The caravan, which departed San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 13, left the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Tuesday with approximately 500 to 600 people, mostly Hondurans, Guatemalans, and Salvadorans, according to Mexican media. The group initially traveled under the name “Sin Fronteras” or “Without Borders,” before renaming itself “Fe y Esperanza,” echoing a previous caravan that was dissolved by Mexican authorities near the Chiapas-Oaxaca border earlier this month.
U.S. Border Security Measures
DHS responded to a video of the group shared by Reuters, stating there is “absolutely ZERO chance” the caravan will be allowed into the United States. “We will protect our borders — America is a nation, not an economic zone,” the department emphasized. The agency also noted that U.S. Border Patrol is working with international partners to monitor the caravan and any developments along its route.
Political and Legal Challenges
The caravan’s emergence ahead of the midterm elections echoes the large migrant caravans that became a major political flashpoint during the 2018 midterms. However, its prospects of reaching the U.S. border remain uncertain. Mexico has repeatedly broken up similar groups before they could travel far beyond its southern states.
Motivations and Path
Migrants have cited poverty, limited employment opportunities, and delays in obtaining immigration documents as reasons for joining the caravan. Some hope to reach the United States, while others seek work elsewhere in Mexico. “I want to reach the United States,” said Honduran migrant José Zelaya, according to Fox News Digital. The group traveled along Mexico’s Pacific coastal highway through Chiapas, toward the state of Oaxaca, a journey that would require traveling over a thousand miles to reach the U.S. border.
Interference by Mexican Authorities
Mexican immigration authorities intervened in the group’s journey earlier this month. At Arriaga, near the border between Chiapas and Oaxaca, officials offered migrants transportation to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the Chiapas state capital, where they could continue immigration paperwork. Most accepted the offer, while a smaller number continued independently. Chiapas authorities also detained a Honduran man identified as Jason “N,” an organizer of the first caravan, who was transferred to immigration authorities for proceedings related to his return.
Historical Context of Caravans
The current caravan is the latest in a series of organized groups attempting to leave southern Mexico. According to a report by Mexican newspaper La Jornada, roughly 20 caravans had departed Tapachula between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum taking office in October 2024 and the report’s publication in September, with none successfully traveling beyond the Chiapas-Oaxaca region as an organized group.
Source: Daily Wire
