Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Migrant caravan heads north as US issues border warning
A large group of migrants started walking north from Honduras.
They want to reach the United States, although some hope to stay and work legally in Mexico.
People from several countries joined the group along the way.
The group crossed into Mexico and reached the area near Tapachula.
Reports estimated that several hundred people were traveling together.
The migrants carried their belongings and walked through hot, dusty conditions.
United States officials said the border was closed and warned against illegal entry.
The officials said people who entered illegally would be arrested, prosecuted, and sent out of the country.
The migrant caravan began walking from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on 20 September.
The group initially numbered in the low hundreds and later included migrants from several countries.
After entering southern Mexico, the caravan reached the outskirts of Tapachula and may have exceeded 600 people.
Many migrants hope to reach the United States for work or to send remittances, while others seek legal status in Mexico.
The Department of Homeland Security warned that migrants entering illegally would be apprehended, prosecuted, and removed.
- Who
- A migrant caravan made up mostly of Hondurans, along with Guatemalans, Salvadorans, Ecuadorians, Haitians, and others.
- What
- Hundreds of migrants were walking north through Mexico toward the United States border.
- When
- The journey began on 20 September, and the Department of Homeland Security issued its warning on 28 September.
- Where
- The caravan started in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, crossed into southern Mexico, and reached the outskirts of Tapachula.
- Why
- Many migrants said they wanted to reach the United States for work or to send remittances home; others hoped to regularize their status in Mexico.
Migrants’ aims
US government warning
Reason for the journey
Migrants’ aims
Migrants said they were seeking employment, sending remittances to relatives, or reaching the United States; some wanted to regularize their status in Mexico.
US government warning
The Department of Homeland Security said people should not attempt to enter the United States illegally because they would be apprehended, prosecuted, and removed.
Border conditions
Migrants’ aims
The caravan continued moving north with the goal of reaching the US-Mexico border.
US government warning
US officials said the border had remained closed and secured and that the previous “catch and release” approach was over.
- Starting point
- San Pedro Sula, Honduras
- Start date
- 20 September
- Estimated size
- Several hundred people, possibly more than 600
- Current route
- Through southern Mexico toward the United States border
- Caravan name
- “Fe y Esperanza,” meaning “faith and hope”
- US government position
- The border is closed, and illegal entrants will be apprehended, prosecuted, and removed
- Reported leadership
- No formal leader; participants cited hunger and need as driving forces