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Added on the 10/11/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Authorities on Mexico's southern border with Guatemala detain undocumented Central American migrants hoping to reach the US, amid speculation about the contents of Mexico's deal to curb migration in order to avert President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs. IMAGES
Hundreds of Central American migrants attempt to storm a border fence separating Mexico from the United States amid mounting fears they will be kept in Mexico while their applications for asylum are processed. IMAGES
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), March 24 (EFE), (CAMERA: Raul Morales) .- Thousands of Central American migrants are living in shelters in Ciudad Juarez awaiting a miracle after being duped by "coyotes" about the ease of reaching the United States.
Matamoros (Mexico) (EFE), (Camera: Marco Antonio Rodríguez).- After months stranded in the border city of Matamoros waiting to receive asylum by the United States, hundreds of migrants hope of a radical change with Joe Biden's arrival at the White House.Thousands of kilometres away, a migrant caravan was prevented from crossing the Guatemala-Honduras border.FOOTAGE OF MIGRANTS STRANDED IN MATAMOROS, MEXICO.SOUNDBITES OF:-MARÍA GUADALUPE, GUATEMALAN MIGRANT:"Here everybody is happy. Cubans watch the news and they jump with excitement, they shout... They say 'We will cross. We just have to be patient and wait a few more months. "-ROBERTO HERNÁNDEZ, SALVADORAN MIGRANT:"We are happy that a president like that arrives (at the White House). A president who is reasonable and knows about humanity."-JUAN ANTONIO SIERRA VARGAS, COORDINATOR AT MIGRANT HOUSE:"There is no support from any level of government. We are facing critical conditions."
Hundreds of Central American migrants make their way in Mexico after crossing the Suchiate river on the border with Guatemala, forming a column and trekking to Ciudad Hidalgo, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. IMAGES