Thousands of migrants board buses, hitch rides towards U.S. border
2,697 views · Published 18 November 2018 · 3:21 · Indexed 3 October 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(13 Nov 2018) An estimated 4,000 Central Americans left shelters in Guadalajara early Tuesday and were taken by bus to a highway tollbooth to wait for rides to their next destination. They thought other buses would be waiting for them to take them through hurricane-ravaged Nayarit to the neighbouring state of Sinaloa, farther north. But no other buses showed up and few trucks passed to pick them up, leaving many to walk the 60 miles (90 kilometres) to the state line. Migrants appeared intent on taking the Pacific coast route northward to the border city of Tijuana, which was still about 1,350 miles (2,200 kilometres) away. The migrants have come about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometres) since they started out in Honduras around Oct. 13. However, some small groups broke off along the way and went on ahead, either using buses, trains or long-haul truck rides to get to the border quicker. Police reported about 350 migrants arrived in the Baja California border city of Tecate, near Tijuana on Tuesday. Many say they are fleeing rampant poverty, gang violence and political instability primarily in the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Mexico has offered refuge, asylum or work visas, and its government said Monday that 2,697 temporary visas had been issued to individuals and families to cover them during the 45-day application process for more permanent status. Some 533 migrants had requested a voluntary return to their countries, the government reported. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/49d7eed84e7ffa3e9308184eecd62621
