# Migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico bound for US after midterms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/migrant-caravan-sets-out-from-southern-mexico-bound-for-us-after-midterms/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:38:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:05:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/migrant-caravan-sets-out-from-southern-mexico-bound-for-us-after-midterms?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- More than 1,000 migrants are marching from southern Mexico.
- The group hopes to reach Mexico City for help and protection.
- Trump has threatened Mexico with doubled tariffs over the caravans.

## Summary

More than 1,000 migrants have set out from Tapachula in southern Mexico, hoping to reach Mexico City and seek government help and protection from detention. The march follows Democratic gains in the US midterm elections, which some migrants see as a sign of hope, while President Donald Trump has threatened Mexico with doubled tariffs unless it stops the caravans.

The group, called “God With Us”, includes many families and is mostly made up of people from Central America; one estimate put its size at about 1,500. Mexico City is more than 1,000 kilometres away, and the journey could take several weeks. Mexican authorities separately stopped a group of about 100 migrants near the Guatemalan border, detaining around 40; this is the third caravan to attempt the journey since September.

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