The migrant caravan crossing Mexico that has triggered Trump’s new tariff threat: ‘Our fear is that the Mexican president will send us back’
About 1,500 people are walking from the country’s south toward the United States, prompting Donald Trump to again threaten Claudia Sheinbaum with doubling trade tariffs
As millions of Americans cast their votes in the November 3 midterm elections, Álvaro Vanega, a 31-year-old man from Nicaragua, continued his journey away from his two daughters in El Viejo. Throughout his life, Vanega had always been driven by the desire to provide a better future for his daughters, free from the hardships he had experienced. In Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, he found solace while contemplating the life he wanted to create for his family.
Undeterred by the challenges ahead, Vanega made his way to Guatemala and continued walking, his feet eventually succumbing to exhaustion. On September 6, he reached the border between Guatemala and Mexico, specifically at Tecún Umán. There, he joined a group of around 1,500 migrants who were walking together in search of a better life.
So far, they have only managed to advance to the Mexican town of Huixtla, which is approximately 80 kilometers or 50 miles from the border. However, their presence has already caused a stir, as it marks the migrant caravan that has triggered Donald Trump's latest bout of ire.
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