TAPACHULA.
Small groups Honduran migrants arrived in the last hours on the border between Mexico and Guatemala, after the armed forces of the Civil National Police and to Guatemalan Army to try to enter Mexican territory.
In the town of Tecún Umán, Guatemala, we see dozens of migrants resting in groups, others wandering, and some more seeking help to gather food to help them stay on Guatemalan territory.
Three days ago Honduran migrants surrounded the checkpoints of the Government of Guatemala and since then they have come to shelters or shelters in search of refuge; but they are not accepted. They only provide them with food, water and a cleaning kit.
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Mexican reinforcement The border is guarded by 800 officers from the Secretary of the Navy, National Guard and Army. |
Until that city, border with Mexico, hundreds of migrants continue to arrive to regroup and bypass the authorities Guatemala and Mexico by rafts every río Suchiate and because of the blind spots they have along the 700 kilometers of the border that both countries share.
Operative
On the border with Mexico, the Government of Guatemala has the operations of the army and the Civil National Police.
On the edge of this place and on the bank of the río Suchiate, the agents are conducting patrols to prevent people from getting on the rafts and heading for Mexican soil.
Percy cervera, priest administrator of the Migrant home Tecún Umán, said that for three days, small groups, ranging from five to 20 people, arrived alone. The Migrant home, now with the Covid-19 pandemic, it manages to accommodate just 20 or 30 migrants due to sanitation measures.