Overview

• Estimates of the group’s size range from several hundred to about 1,500 people, with many from Cuba alongside migrants from Central America and Haiti.
• The caravan departed early Wednesday and covered roughly 24–25 kilometers to Huehuetán on the first day before halting for the night.
• Participants state they are not trying to reach the United States and instead want documents that allow them to live and work in Mexico.
• COMAR cites a 45 business day legal window for decisions, yet applicants report waiting four to seven months without interviews or CURP numbers as NGOs note staffing and translator shortfalls.
• Mexico’s government emphasizes a humanitarian stance, but migrants report little direct contact and describe exploitation, extortion, and costly, ineffective legal intermediaries.