Mexican officials were involved in the dissolution of two migrant caravans heading towards the United States border, according to a weekend report by The Associated Press.
Luis García Villagrán, a migrant rights advocate, told the news outlet that the actions taken by authorities were likely due to "an agreement between the president of Mexico and the president of the United States." This followed President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose a 25 percent tariff on Mexican goods if illegal entry from the Central American nation was not domestically controlled.
One of the groups, estimated at 2,500 individuals, was apprehended near Tehuantepec in Oaxaca after entering Mexico from Guatemala on November 5. The second contingent, consisting of about 1,500 people, was stopped in Tonalá, Chiapas, following the start of their journey on November 20.
The migrants were reportedly relocated by Mexico's National Institute of Migration for a review of their immigration status.
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