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Honduran security forces try to keep migrants who are trying to reach the U.S. from crossing the border in El Florido, Honduras into Guatemala, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The group quickly dispersed along the heavily-trafficked highway to the border town of Agua Caliente. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez) January 15, 2021 - 8:50 PM
COPAN, Honduras - More than 1,000 Honduran migrants pushed their way into Guatemala Friday night without registering, a portion of a larger migrant caravan that had left the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula before dawn, Guatemalan authorities said.
Video shared by the Guatemala Immigration Institute showed cheering people streaming in while border agents looked on and tried to keep them from blocking traffic.
Honduran migrants began walking toward the Guatemalan border Friday, driven by deepening poverty and the hope of a warmer reception if they can reach the United States border.
About 200 Honduran migrants resumed walking and catching rides up a highway toward the border with Guatemala on Thursday, a day before a migrant caravan was scheduled to depart the city of San Pedro Sula.