The Mexican government is working hard to break up migrant caravans trying to make the treacherous journey north to the U.S. ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration in less than two weeks’ time.
Faced with the prospect of massive tariffs on goods under the new administration, Mexico has been dispersing migrants throughout the country to keep them far from the U.S. border, including dropping them off at the once vibrant tourist hotspot of Acapulco, a beach resort town on Mexico’s Pacific coast made famous by the jet set in the 1950s and ’60s.
3 Caravans Departing before January 20
According to Diario del Sur, three additional migrant caravans are expected to depart from southern Mexico before Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025.
The recent issuance of Multiple Migratory Forms (FMM) to the caravan that… pic.twitter.com/l4LuEpup37
— Auden B. Cabello (@CabelloAuden) January 7, 2025
Once a crown jewel of Mexico’s tourism industry, the city now suffers under the thumb of organized crime and is still struggling to climb back after taking a direct hit from powerful Hurricane Otis in 2023. It now has one of Mexico’s highest rates of homicides.
