Overview

• Between several hundred and roughly 1,500 people set out Wednesday from Tapachula toward Mexico City, with outlet estimates varying widely.
• Participants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Central America say they aim to obtain residency and work authorization in Mexico rather than reach the U.S. border.
• Advocacy groups say Comar’s restructuring in Chiapas cut staff and translator capacity, driving cases well past the legal review timeframe.
• By nightfall on day one, the caravan had reached Huehuetán about 24 kilometers from Tapachula and planned to resume the trek Thursday.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum highlights a humanitarian posture and notes caravans have not reached the northern border, while migrants report no direct outreach and describe exploitation and very low pay in Tapachula.