ON THE MOVE: Migrant caravan headed north

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From Fox News: A 1,200-person caravan of largely Cuban migrants is heading north from Mexico’s southern city of Tapachula in a weeks-long pursuit of better economic opportunities. But the destination is not the U.S. border, it’s Mexico City.

The destination of the caravan signals a stark shift in regional trends as President Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies take hold.

The caravan, which departed earlier this month, is expected to take weeks to reach its destination, where migrants hope to find higher-paying jobs in Mexico’s capital city, rather than its impoverished south.

Tapachula, located in Mexico’s poorest state of Chiapas, has been struggling for years to cope with the migrant crisis as it sits near the border with Guatemala, which has long seen significant outflows of migrants fleeing gang violence and poverty stemming from the Northern Triangle.

The report explains that the migrants are using social media to ask the Mexican government for asylum and permission to live in Mexico City.

One Cuban woman traveling with her 18-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter told a reporter, “Why would I want to go to the United States? They hate us there.”

Although the group claims they’re only going to Mexico City, independent journalist Auden Cabello shared a video and voiced concern that they could be going to Mexico City in preparation for a potential rush to the border later, similar to what they did during the Biden administration.

Meanwhile, CBS News reported Tuesday that illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border have plummeted to the lowest annual level since 1970.

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