A new caravan of immigrants left Tapachula, in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico, on Sunday night (19). The group’s final destination is to arrive in the United States, despite the stance of the new president, Donald Trump, against the immigrants.
The group is made up of people from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Cuba, among other countries, and began this trip as a way of protesting the migration policies expected by President Trump. In his inauguration speech, the president said he will institute a “stay in Mexico” policy and sign an executive order to deport illegal immigrants. “All illegal entry will be stopped immediately and we will begin the process of sending millions of criminals back to where they came from,” he said.
Immigration authorities told CNN that there are around 3 thousand people in the caravan. “We are not going to harm this country. We don’t want to harm anyone in the United States, and I understand their fear,” said Lileiny Truco, one of the immigrants.
She said immigrants want to come to the US to work. The caravan, according to her, decided to start the journey despite Trump’s inauguration because it is “very complicated” for immigrants to leave Tapachula on their own.
Another member of the caravan, Jefferson Zeledón, said he wants “to have the opportunity to reach (the United States), as there is an opportunity to be granted entry,” including making a possible request for asylum.
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This content was originally published in Caravan of immigrants left Mexico for the USA before Trump’s inauguration on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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