A woman cries along with her child as Guatemalan troops and police break up caravan of migrants in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. Photo: EPA A woman cries along with her child as Guatemalan troops and police break up caravan of migrants in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. Photo: EPA
A woman cries along with her child as Guatemalan troops and police break up caravan of migrants in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. Photo: EPA
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Guatemalan troops break up US-bound migrant caravan

  • Thousands of migrants from Honduras aim to cross Guatemala and Mexico and walk all the way to the United States
  • Many are desperate to escape poverty, unemployment, gang and drug violence and the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes

Topic |   Americas
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 6:59pm, 19 Jan, 2021

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A woman cries along with her child as Guatemalan troops and police break up caravan of migrants in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. Photo: EPA A woman cries along with her child as Guatemalan troops and police break up caravan of migrants in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. Photo: EPA
A woman cries along with her child as Guatemalan troops and police break up caravan of migrants in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. Photo: EPA
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