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Migrant Surge into Guatemala Reaches 3,500, Heads for Mexico

Reuters

   GUATEMALA/MEXICO CITY - More than 3,500 Central Americans had poured
   into Guatemala by Friday in U.S.-bound gatherings known as caravans,
   officials said, posing a headache for the leaders of Guatemala and
   Mexico amid fierce U.S. pressure to curb migration.

   President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged the region to prevent such
   groups of migrants reaching Mexico's border with the United States, and
   the latest exodus from Honduras that began on Wednesday has been
   accompanied by U.S. border agents.

   The migrants, some traveling in groups as small as a dozen people while
   others formed caravans of more than 100, said they planned to unite at
   the Guatemalan border city of Tecun Uman before crossing together into
   Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico.

   Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said his government was
   monitoring the situation as the migrants approached, saying there were
   4,000 jobs available on the southern border, as well as shelters and
   medical help.

   "We are keeping an eye on everything," Lopez Obrador said during a
   regular press conference.

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