Tapachula

A photo showing the back side of a group of people walking in the heat on a desolate road

‘It’s really hard here’: Migrants heading north from Latin America face barriers at the US-Mexico border

April 10, 2023Migration

Migrants from as far south as Chile are walking north to the United States, hoping for a better life. But before they make it to that border, they must make it across Mexico’s southern border.

Thousands of Haitians trying to reach the US are in limbo in Tapachula in southern Mexico

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Central American migrants are shown walking on a road and sidewalk spreading the length of the highway in frame near the border with Guatemala.

Thousands of US-bound migrants cross into Mexican border city

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a nicarguan migrant woman and her daughter in mexico

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An unmarked hotel along the Mexico-Guatemala border has become a frequent stop for weary migrants from parts of Africa and Haiti heading north.