03:20A caravan of hundreds of migrants was seen travelling through the Huehuetan highway in Mexico, hopeful of gaining entry at the US border following Trump's victory in the US elections.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows migrants resting on a highway before continuing their journey onwards to Mexico City, as they pushed strollers and carried their belongings through a residential area escorted by police.
"We ask Trump to let us in because we need not to be discriminated against. We are hardworking people who want a better future and a chance to prove ourselves," said Honduran migrant Alberto Mejia sharing his hopes for a brighter future.
"The US government has the last word. We are fighting people," said another migrant, Wilber Anleu.
According to local media reports, the caravan which set off towards the border with the US on Tuesday shrunk to about half its original size on Thursday.
Several migrant caravans have crossed Mexico since Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated in October, including the previous massive caravan of 2,500 migrants. Sheinbaum's immigration policy has remained unchanged since taking office.
Illegal border crossings decreased by 78 per cent from December 2023, when a record 250,000 migrants attempted to cross without authorisation after Biden's government introduced stricter asylum claim limits in June 2024.
Republican nominee Donald Trump has pledged to launch the 'largest deportation programme' if re-elected, whilst Democratic candidate Kamala Harris plans to keep border crossings low and reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill, according to her website.
Trump secured a landslide victory over his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, winning crucial swing states to take him to well over the necessary 270 electoral votes - and also coming first in the popular vote.
'We want the US govt to help us get in' - Mexico's migrant caravan shrinks to half en route to US border after Trump re-election
A caravan of hundreds of migrants was seen travelling through the Huehuetan highway in Mexico, hopeful of gaining entry at the US border following Trump's victory in the US elections.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows migrants resting on a highway before continuing their journey onwards to Mexico City, as they pushed strollers and carried their belongings through a residential area escorted by police.
"We ask Trump to let us in because we need not to be discriminated against. We are hardworking people who want a better future and a chance to prove ourselves," said Honduran migrant Alberto Mejia sharing his hopes for a brighter future.
"The US government has the last word. We are fighting people," said another migrant, Wilber Anleu.
According to local media reports, the caravan which set off towards the border with the US on Tuesday shrunk to about half its original size on Thursday.
Several migrant caravans have crossed Mexico since Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated in October, including the previous massive caravan of 2,500 migrants. Sheinbaum's immigration policy has remained unchanged since taking office.
Illegal border crossings decreased by 78 per cent from December 2023, when a record 250,000 migrants attempted to cross without authorisation after Biden's government introduced stricter asylum claim limits in June 2024.
Republican nominee Donald Trump has pledged to launch the 'largest deportation programme' if re-elected, whilst Democratic candidate Kamala Harris plans to keep border crossings low and reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill, according to her website.
Trump secured a landslide victory over his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, winning crucial swing states to take him to well over the necessary 270 electoral votes - and also coming first in the popular vote.
A caravan of hundreds of migrants was seen travelling through the Huehuetan highway in Mexico, hopeful of gaining entry at the US border following Trump's victory in the US elections.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows migrants resting on a highway before continuing their journey onwards to Mexico City, as they pushed strollers and carried their belongings through a residential area escorted by police.
"We ask Trump to let us in because we need not to be discriminated against. We are hardworking people who want a better future and a chance to prove ourselves," said Honduran migrant Alberto Mejia sharing his hopes for a brighter future.
"The US government has the last word. We are fighting people," said another migrant, Wilber Anleu.
According to local media reports, the caravan which set off towards the border with the US on Tuesday shrunk to about half its original size on Thursday.
Several migrant caravans have crossed Mexico since Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was inaugurated in October, including the previous massive caravan of 2,500 migrants. Sheinbaum's immigration policy has remained unchanged since taking office.
Illegal border crossings decreased by 78 per cent from December 2023, when a record 250,000 migrants attempted to cross without authorisation after Biden's government introduced stricter asylum claim limits in June 2024.
Republican nominee Donald Trump has pledged to launch the 'largest deportation programme' if re-elected, whilst Democratic candidate Kamala Harris plans to keep border crossings low and reintroduce the bipartisan border security bill, according to her website.
Trump secured a landslide victory over his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, winning crucial swing states to take him to well over the necessary 270 electoral votes - and also coming first in the popular vote.