Guatemalan authorities estimated that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants have crossed into the country in an effort to reach the US border. Photo: AP Guatemalan authorities estimated that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants have crossed into the country in an effort to reach the US border. Photo: AP
Guatemalan authorities estimated that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants have crossed into the country in an effort to reach the US border. Photo: AP
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Guatemala tries to block migrant caravan heading for US

  • As many as 9,000 Hondurans have entered Guatemala bound for the US, as Joe Biden is set to take office promising a more humane approach to migration
  • They are fleeing poverty, violence, and a region hit by hurricanes and the coronavirus pandemic

Topic |   Americas
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Updated: 9:07pm, 17 Jan, 2021

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Guatemalan authorities estimated that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants have crossed into the country in an effort to reach the US border. Photo: AP Guatemalan authorities estimated that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants have crossed into the country in an effort to reach the US border. Photo: AP
Guatemalan authorities estimated that as many as 9,000 Honduran migrants have crossed into the country in an effort to reach the US border. Photo: AP
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