Current:Home > BackSome 500 migrants depart northern Honduras in a bid to reach the US by caravan-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
Some 500 migrants depart northern Honduras in a bid to reach the US by caravan
View Date:2024-12-23 21:08:51
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Some 500 Honduran migrants in a caravan departed Saturday before dawn from the northern city of San Pedro Sula in hopes of reaching the United States.
It was the first such group since January 2022 and was comprised of men, women and children mostly from inland and southern Honduras, where many farm workers lost their jobs due to the closure of some plantations.
“We are determined to keep going because here we are worse off. We have no jobs. We are hungry,” said Edgar Iván Hernández, a 26-year-old farm worker who was traveling with three relatives.
His cousin, Arnold Ulises Hernández, said they were encouraged to join the caravan after finding out about it on social networks. “The best way is to leave in a group because that way we are not stopped much by the police or immigration,” he said.
The vast majority of migrants cross Central America and Mexico in small groups, using all types of transportation and smuggling networks. Only a few form caravans.
The San Pedro Sula bus terminal is where migrants leave daily in buses headed north toward the U.S., but it was also the origin of the massive caravans of late 2018 and 2019.
In those years, many made it as far as the southern U.S. border. But after the pandemic the situation changed radically due to pressure from the U.S., which asked Mexico and Central American governments to increase their efforts to stop migrants headed north.
Since then, the caravans were stopped first in southern Mexico and later in Guatemalan territory.
Days before Honduran President Xiomara Castro took office in January 2022, a similar group of some 600 migrants departed from San Pedro Sula and was disbanded by Guatemalan security forces.
In 2023, there were record numbers of migrants all over the hemisphere. Arrests for illegal crossings into the U.S. from Mexico intensified by the end of year when U.S. authorities registered up to 10,000 illegal crossings over several days in December. The number dropped to 2,500 in the first days of January.
___
Follow AP’s global migration coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/migration
veryGood! (32268)
Related
- Disruptions to Amtrak service continue after fire near tracks in New York City
- 3 ways you could reduce your Social Security check by mistake
- Richard Simmons' Cause of Death Revealed
- Chris Pratt's Stunt Double Tony McFarr's Cause of Death Revealed
- Natural gas flares sparked 2 wildfires in North Dakota, state agency says
- Defense attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber seek recusal of judge overseeing case
- Ohio identifies 597 noncitizens who voted or registered in recent elections
- Subadult loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean in Florida after rehabilitation
- Could trad wives, influencers have sparked the red wave among female voters?
- Committee says lack of communication, training led to thousands of dropped cases by Houston police
Ranking
- John Krasinski named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2024
- Kill Bill Star Michael Madsen Arrested on Domestic Battery Charge
- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Split: Look Back at Their Great Love Story
- Love Island USA’s Kenny Rodriguez Shares What Life Outside the Villa Has Been Like With JaNa Craig
- NATO’s Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
- Paris Hilton's New Y2K Album on Pink Vinyl & Signed? Yas, Please. Here's How to Get It.
- Driver distracted by social media leading to fatal Arizona freeway crash gets 22 1/2 years
- A new setback hits a Boeing jet: US will require inspection of pilot seats on 787s
Recommendation
-
Republican David Schweikert wins reelection in affluent Arizona congressional district
-
Georgia, Ohio State start at top of college football's NCAA Re-Rank 1-134
-
Throwing the book: Democrats enlarge a copy of the ‘Project 2025' blueprint as an anti-GOP prop
-
Sicily Yacht Sinking: 4 Bodies Recovered From the Wreckage By Divers
-
Isiah Pacheco injury updates: When will Chiefs RB return?
-
Richard Simmons' Cause of Death Revealed
-
From cybercrime to terrorism, FBI director says America faces many elevated threats ‘all at once’
-
'Love Island USA' stars Kendall Washington, Nicole Jacky announce split after reunion episode