Politics · Mexico · 2 hrs ago
Chiapas reopens temporary jobs for migrants in a caravan heading north
Chiapas Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar has restarted temporary jobs for migrants travelling through the southern Mexican state.
The offer is aimed at people in the “Dios con nosotros” caravan, which is moving north toward the US border.
The group left Honduras on November 3 and has travelled along the coast of Chiapas, passing places including Huehuetán, Huixtla and Escuintla.
Ramírez says the programme can provide work and income during migrants’ stay in Chiapas as reaching the United States becomes harder.
The governor said people should be able to remain in their home countries where possible, but that those unable to do so need alternatives.
President Claudia Sheinbaum predicted the caravan would not travel beyond Oaxaca, farther north on its route.
The state says the programme has been used before and is being brought back; no further next steps are given.
Chiapas Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar said the state had reactivated a temporary employment program for migrants travelling through the state.
The measure was announced as the “Dios con nosotros” caravan moved north along Chiapas’s coast toward the US border.
The program is intended to offer migrants productive work and economic support during their stay in Chiapas.
The caravan left Honduras on November 3 and was heading toward Arriaga after passing through several Chiapas towns.
- Who
- Chiapas Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar announced the program for migrants travelling through the state.
- What
- Chiapas reactivated a temporary employment program for migrants.
- When
- Saturday, November 14, 2026.
- Where
- Chiapas, Mexico.
- Why
- The state said the program would offer migrants productive work and economic support amid increasing difficulties crossing toward the United States.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The “Dios con nosotros” caravan left Honduras.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum predicted that the travellers would not get beyond Oaxaca.
Ramírez Aguilar announced that Chiapas had reactivated its temporary employment program for migrants.
- Governor
- Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar
- Program
- Temporary employment for migrants travelling through Chiapas
- Caravan
- Dios con nosotros
- Departure
- Honduras, November 3
- Destination
- The northern border of Mexico, toward the United States
What people are saying
In Chiapas we are a supportive and humane people. Our responsibility is to lend a hand to those who need it most, always respecting their dignity and human rights.
I have instructed the Southern Border Secretariat team, in coordination with the various areas of the state government, to resume the temporary employment program for people on the move who are travelling through our state, giving them the opportunity to do productive activities and have a dignified work alternative during their stay in Chiapas.