Trump Win Casts Doubt On Future Of Mexico's Migrant Caravan

Thousands of migrants traveling together in a caravan in Mexico are grappling with their next steps after former U.S. President Donald Trump, who ran on an anti-immigration platform, was elected for a second term, Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz reported for Reuters.

During his previous administration from 2017 to 2021, Trump implemented policies that left hundreds of thousands of migrants stranded in camps along the Mexican border. I Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

After learning of Trump’s victory, many migrants in the caravan of about 3,000 people, which began in the southern city of Tapachula on Tuesday, felt less hopeful about their chances of starting a new life in the United States.

During his previous administration from 2017 to 2021, Trump implemented policies that left hundreds of thousands of migrants stranded in camps along the Mexican border, reshaping U.S. immigration policy.

Human rights activists say migrants will continue to reach the U.S. southern border despite the challenges. “People will seek new paths; it'll be more dangerous, but it won't stop them,” said Heyman Vázquez, a Catholic priest and pro-migrant activist in Chiapas.