Overview

• The column has been reported at roughly 1,000 people, with some outlets putting the count closer to 1,500, led largely by Cuban nationals alongside Central and South American and Caribbean migrants.
• Participants say their destination is Mexico City, with some aiming for other cities such as Monterrey, to find jobs and obtain work permits or residency rather than head to the U.S. border.
• Migrants describe months-long delays in COMAR and INM procedures and allege pay-to-play schemes demanding thousands of pesos for interviews or temporary permits.
• Federal and local forces, including Marina, the National Guard, INM, and state and municipal police, are escorting the route as civil-society brigades and state health teams provide medical, psychological and legal assistance.
• After advancing about 24–25 km on day one, the group reached Huixtla on day two; local crews cleaned up trash complaints, and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government says it is monitoring the march and providing humanitarian support.