A new migrant caravan of approximately 1,000 migrants departed from Mexico's southern border this weekend to make its way to Mexico City.
The caravan is the second to start in Mexico since October 1, when the country's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, took office.
The caravan began early Sunday morning in Tapachula, Chiapas, and has been officially named "God is Guiding Us." The caravan comprises approximately 1,000 migrants from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Haiti, Panamá, and Costa Rica, as well as some migrants from Afghanistan and Nepal.
The group plans to make its way to Mexico City, with its ultimate goal being the U.S. border.
The migrants who make up the caravan have received legal status in Mexico and were in the process of waiting in Chiapas for an appointment for the Biden-Harris administration's CBP One application.
According to Jonathan Rojas, the group fears the rhetoric former U.S. President Donald J. Trump voiced that he would close the current immigration pathway.
"We can't keep waiting for them to give us an appointment. Conditions here in Chiapas are not healthy, there are too many of us and not enough supplies and space. They need to help us."
Migrants wait inside a makeshift shelter in Chiapas.
According to Venezuela's La Verdad, the migrants in the caravan claimed that there were food shortages in Chiapas and a lack of medical care.
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