Overview

• Approximately 300 migrants and asylum seekers left Tapachula on August 6 aiming for central Mexico rather than the U.S.
• The procession is escorted by police, marines, immigration agents and paramedics and accompanied by a Catholic priest.
• Luis Garcia Villagran, a leading organizer, remains detained on a years-old human trafficking warrant that Mexican authorities say predates his activism.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum has insisted the detention stems from human trafficking charges rather than his role in advocacy.
• Human rights groups including Pueblo Sin Fronteras condemn the detention as a political tactic to stifle migration advocacy.