A caravan of Central American migrants continues its journey north Wednesday, having reached the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, far from the U.S.-Mexico border. The caravan remains a hot-button issue in the U.S., where President Donald Trump has seized on the mass of migrants as a midterm election campaign issues. Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced at least 5,200 active-duty U.S. troops will head to the border to join about 2,100 National Guardsmen there.
Here is what we know about the latest developments on the caravan and the administration’s plan to deal with the migrants as they approach the U.S.-Mexico border.
Where is the caravan?
On Tuesday, the migrants were still nearly 1,000 miles – and weeks away – from the nearest U.S.-Mexico border entry in McAllen, Texas. They had reached Juchitán de Zaragoza, a town of 75,000 people in the state of Oaxaca. From Juchitan, the caravan is expected to head to the town of Ixtepec, about 10 miles away.
When will the caravan arrive at the U.S. border?
That’s is anyone’s guess. The caravan started Oct. 12 with around 120 migrants gathered in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, near the Guatemala border. The migrants already have walked through Guatemala and are currently passing through southern Mexico.
Coordinators with Pueblo Sin Fronteras say the caravan operates with no hierarchy but rather by consensus. It is still more than 2,100 miles from Tijuana, which coordinators have suggested is is their ultimate destination.
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