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TENOSIQUE, Mexico (AP) — In the first Mexican shelter reached by migrants after trekking through the Guatemalan jungle, some 150 migrants are sleeping in its
A street in Tapachula, Mexico. D. A. Alemán Diario de Cuba Statistics on migration in Mexico show that, compared to migrants from Central America, Cubans are a fortunate group. This fact is extremely curious, given that the continued presence of the islanders on the dangerous roads that lead to Tapachula is relatively recent, and coincided with an era marked by anti-immigrant policies emerging from Washington, with repercussions throughout the region. Cubans' relative advantages are evident in the daily life of Tapachula, and in the statistics. How...
Tapachula, in Chiapas, Mexico. Diario de Cuba On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, in front of the offices of the National Institute of Emigration (INM) in Tapachula, a riotous scuffle shattered the delicate tranquility of this small city in Chiapas, southern Mexico. Nearly a thousand migrants who were waiting to process their "humanitarian visitor" cards got into a fistfight. The Mexican National Guard (GN) intervened to quash the chaos, and the local press covered what had happened. When journalists asked those present regarding those responsible for the melee, all finge...