Migrants travel in groups for a simple reason: safety
- Written by Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Global Migration, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
Central American migrants face extortion, robbery, assault, kidnapping, rape and murder on their weeks-long journey through Mexico. Some find safety in numbers.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
A caravan of Central American migrants traveling to the United States to seek asylum is now halfway through Mexico.
The caravan began on Oct. 13 in Honduras with 200...
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