More than 2,000 Central American migrants are met by Mexican national guardsmen as they try to cross a bridge from Guatemala into southern Mexico.
More than 2,000 Central American migrants surged onto a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between southern Mexico and Guatemala on Saturday as Mexican national guardsmen attempted to block their path.
Nearby, hundreds of national guardsmen lined the river to prevent migrants from crossing. The voice on the loudspeaker warned repeatedly that those trying to transit through the country may not be granted asylum in the U.S., even if they make it there.
“Here you just have to register,” he added, saying that Mexican officials would then offer the migrants jobs.But migrants who accept Mexico’s offer of legal status and potential employment also must agree to remain in southern Mexico, where wages are lower and there are fewer jobs than elsewhere in the country.
González said she feared being deported as she turned herself over Saturday to Mexican authorities, alongside her daughter and three other family members.
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