A young migrant woman spoke for the aspirations of thousands in the latest caravan marching toward the US border as she pleaded for Mexico's president to provide safe passage so she and the others could attain the American dream.
The 19-year-old woman, identified only as Christina, was near the front of the caravan pressing north from Chiapas city of Huixtla to the town of Villa Comaltitlán amid rumors National Guardsmen and Institute of National Migration officers were positioned somewhere along the 10-mile trek to turn them back.
Christina told Univision morning show Despierta America that she 'clearly believed' in the American dream and hoped the leftist leader will 'allow us to cross.'
It's quite a necessity, and we will accomplish it,' she said.
Mexican news network Foro TV showed images of migrants camping out under trees and protecting themselves from the sun as temperatures topped 91 degrees, although AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures surpassed 100 degrees.
While the administration of Mexican President López Obrador has for the most part remained tight-lipped over the latest caravan, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard condemned smugglers and organizers Monday, accusing them of misleading migrants into believing the United States would simply allow them to freely cross the border.
While there are no assurances that the caravan of 3,000 migrants will be allowed to continue to press towards Mexico City and the United States border, 19-year-old Christina told Univision on Wednesday that she still believes in the dream of reaching American and hopes that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will not force the National Guard to stop their path
A caravan of migrants resumed its journey Wednesday in Huixtla, Mexico. The hope to reach Mexico City to try to apply for asylum from the Mexican government while also seeking a document that will allow them to freely transit to the country as most of the 3,000 will look to continue on to the Mexico-United States border and petition the Biden administration for asylum
A migrant carries his pet chihuahua over his shoulder as thousands of caravan members walked Wednesday morning via a highway in the southern Mexico town of Chiapas towards Mexico City and the United States
Thousands of migrants departed from the southern Mexican town of Huixtla in day four of a march towards Mexico City and the border with the United States
'We will act with caution, with care for the law and human rights,' Ebrard said.
'But we do want to say that they are deceiving people because it is not true that they are going to let them pass to the United States.'
So far, Christina's group has gained more steam than the other three caravans that were formed by mostly Haitians and were quickly shut down in August and September.
According to the network, the 3,000-person caravan consists of 1,200 minors although it's unknown if any of them are traveling alone.
The caravan, coined 'Madre Caravana' or 'Mother Caravan,' was formed by organizers who set up a QR code that was initially distributed via a Facebook post back on October 15. Migrants gathered on October 23 in Tapachula, the southernmost city in Chiapas which borders with Guatemala.
The group, made up of
