(EFE).- About 400 migrants of various nationalities, mainly Cubans and Venezuelans, gathered this Saturday at one of the borders of Guatemala to try to enter the Central American country from Honduras.
The Guatemalan Institute of Migration explained to journalists that the migrants met at the El Corinto border, which connects Honduras with Guatemala, about 250 kilometers northeast of the nation’s capital, with the aim of advancing through the territory to reach Mexico. and the United States.
However, immigration authorities they have stopped the passage of those who do not have their documentation to enter Guatemala.
Despite this, the Guatemalan Institute of Migration detailed that the entry of 121 migrants for humanitarian reasons was allowed, in a list that includes women and children, in addition to three pregnant people.
Immigration authorities have stopped the passage of those who do not have their documentation to enter Guatemala
“These revenues are for humanitarian reasons since they need assistance for various reasons,” the same source pointed out.
The authorities do not rule out that a second massive group of migrants could show up at the border in the next few hours.
The Guatemalan security forces, the Red Cross, the Attorney General’s Office and some agencies of the United Nations Organization are in the place.
Most of the migrants come from “Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti,” according to the Guatemalan Migration Institute, and dozens of Venezuelans even sang their country’s anthem for a few moments.
Due to its geographical position, every year thousands of migrants of different nationalities try to cross Guatemala to reach Mexico and the United States in search of better living conditions.
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