but is unlikely to reach the US

MEXICO – A new caravan of migrants began walking from southern Mexico on Thursday toward the US border, starting out from the city of Tapachula near the border with Guatemala.

The majority of the migrants are from Venezuela, but they also include people from Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru and Ecuador. They’ve said they are tired of being blocked from crossing Mexico by the government.

Though previous caravans have said they intend to reach the border – something that was almost never achieved – the migrants in the new caravan appear to be less clear about where they were headed. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to prevent migrants from entering the United States, and stage mass deportations of those already in the country.

Many of the migrants said they were simply tired of being bottled up in Tapachula – a city tired of hosting thousands of migrants and one where they cannot find much work. (Jamaica Gleaner)

Photo: Migrants depart Tapachula, Mexico, in hopes of reaching the country’s northern border and ultimately the United States. (AP)