Caravana Migrante 2019

In December 2018, after an impressive wave of migrants that led thousands of asylum seekers to the door of the United States, the Trump administration summoned Central American countries to control migrants from arriving at the US border or the aid they receive would be cut. The American government has also introduced a new procedure requiring asylum seekers to wait on the Mexican side while a court ruled on their statue.

 Faced with the fait accompli, Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reacted firmly and with dignity by introducing a humanitarian visa that permit to work and remain legally in Mexico for one year to all migrants who would apply at its border.  By doing so, Mexico scored on both side showing the US they could regulated an immense flux of migrants with a strong organization and has shown full sympathy for the poorest people in Central America despite criticism of opposition parties who accuse the Mexican government of letting in people who will take over the work of the Mexicans.

 In January 2019 when the second wave of migrants unfurled towards the United States, more than 10,000 people were momentarily stopped at Ciudad Hidalgo the border crossing that separates the south west of Mexico with Guatemala. This is where thousands of migrants, including an impressive number of women traveling alone and with children, mostly from Honduras but also from Salavador and Guatemala, have had to wait up to two weeks to obtain this famous visa.

 The most common answer heard on the bridge Rodolfo Robles that cross the Suchiate River and connect the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala with the border post of Ciudad Higalgo in Mexico to my question “why are you leaving your country to go to United State?“ The answer was; ''Security''. The second most common remark was “ I want to work “, and then  “I want a better life for my children I want to give them a good education''.

 I've spent 10 days between January 21 and January 31, 2019 on the bridge covering the flow of migrants coming from Central America and I'm absolutely convinced that there is no mistake in their mind regarding what they want and what they need because what they desire most, are the basic needs of all human beings and for them, safety is as important as need of air, water and food!

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Two young boy pose among migrants from Central America inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo. Migrants are confined until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Women and young childrens take a rest in the shade inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo. Migrants from Central America are confined until first step is conducted regarding their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: A new group of migrants arrived from La Cuchiya refugee camp in Guatemala escorted by Mexican immigration officer to proceed with identification step. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Jamillette 25 her husband Marbin 25, Dylan 2, Wilbert 12, Alexandra 7 and far right Evelyn 19, travel together. Evelyn and her brother Wilbert are orphan and do not have any money. Immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo. People are prisoner until first step is conducted witch concern their edification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting waiting to get their paper in immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Daniel 18 (C) from Honduras poses under a rudimentary shelter with is wihe Kimberly19 and their baby Juan Alberto 9 month inside Immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo. Their first step is conducted conducted since they have their bracelet. From now on they will have to wait an other 5 to 8 days to get their ID paper registered and then an other 5 to 8 days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Kimberly19, from Honduras with her baby Juan Alberto 9 month old poses for photo while her husband Daniel 18 wanders inside Immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the humanitarian visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Dylan 2(L) smiles at the camera while Alexandra 7 (R) reads a pamphlet for migrant. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala stand still waiting to get their paper in immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Les autorités mexicaines ont réussi à convaincre les quelques centaines de migrants qui se trouvaient dans le Parc Miguel Hidalgo à retourner vers la frontière pour obtenir leurs papiers officiels leur permettant de rester une année au Mexique et de pouvoir travailler légalement. 5 autobus ont été afanchies mais ce ne fut pas suffisant pour tout le monde. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Migarants cover their head to protect against high heat while waiting to get registered by Mexican authority on the bridge Rodolfo Robles January 22, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Migarants play cards on the bridge Rodolfo Robles while waiting to get registered by Mexican authority January 22, 2019. Rodolfo Robles bridge span over Suchiate River that separated Guatemala and Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin, DOMO,

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Rodolfo Robles Bridge, Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: A scorpion walks along the railway on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles where hundreds of migrants camp while waiting to be registred by Mexican Authority .Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: 4 teenager (C) walk across thousands of migrants on bridge Rodolfo Robles towards Mexican border January 22, 2019. Since Mexican government introduced a humanitarian visa that permit to work and stay legally for one year in Mexico, migrants from Central America flok to Ciudad Hidalgo border with the hope that by obtaining this visa they will be more likely to enter in the US. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Migarants cover their head to protect against high heat while waiting to get registered by Mexican authority on the bridge Rodolfo Robles January 22, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, immigration compond Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Mexican immigration officer verify migrants paper in order to deliver a humaitarian visa that allow migrant to stay and work one year legally in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, immigration compond 22, 2019: Cesar David, shows is humanitarian visa obtained at the Ciudad Hidalgo Immigration Center. This visa alows Cesar to stay and work legally one year in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: A young boy sits on the ground among other migrants from Central America on Bridge Rodolfo Robles near Mexican immigration in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico January 22, 2019. Since Mexican government introduced a humanitarian visa that permit to work and stay legally for one year in Mexico, migrants from Central America flok to Ciudad Hidalgo border with the hope that by obtaining this visa they will be more likely to enter in the US. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Childrens pose through barrier on Bridge Rodolfo Robles while waiting to be registered by Mexican Authority. Since Mexican government introduced a humanitarian visa that permit to work and stay legally for one year in Mexico, migrants from Central America flok to Ciudad Hidalgo border with the hope that by obtaining this visa they will be more likely to enter in the US. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: A young girl lays on the ground exhausted among other migrants from Central America on Bridge Rodolfo Robles near Mexican immigration in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico January 22, 2019. Since Mexican government introduced a humanitarian visa that permit to work and stay legally for one year in Mexico, migrants from Central America flok to Ciudad Hidalgo border with the hope that by obtaining this visa they will be more likely to enter in the US. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bidge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 22, 2019: A man shows a bracelet issued by Mexican authorities showing is row in the process to obtained a humanitarian visa to work and remain legally one year in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Oxaca, Mexico-January 22, 2019: Migrants lay down on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles while waiting for next step of registration with authority. First they had to wait il line and old on to their spot in order to get a bracelet and this might take few days. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Migrants from Honduras try to protect themselves from the sun with cardboard while they wait still under high heat on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. These migrants had to wait 5 days to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: A Migrant from Honduras try to protect themselves from the sun with a blankett while he waits still under high heat on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. These migrants had to wait 5 days to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Migrants from Honduras try to protect themselves from the sun with cardboard while they wait still under high heat on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. These migrants had to wait 5 days to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciduad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Juan Martinez 51, from Puerto Cortez Honduras, uses carboard to protect himself from the sun on the bridge Rodolfo Robles January 23, 2019. Juan says that he has worked all his life and still doesn't own a house or a single piece of land. He is sad about his country despite he considers rich. He blames his government off being helpless for his people. He hopes to enter in to the US and work hard to get a better life. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciduad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Juan Martinez 51, from Puerto Cortez Honduras, uses carboard to protect himself from the sun on the bridge Rodolfo Robles January 23, 2019. Juan says that he has worked all his life and still doesn't own a house or a single piece of land. He is sad about his country despite he considers rich. He blames his government off being helpless for his people. He hopes to enter in to the US and work hard to get a better life. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Hundreds of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador wait still at dusk on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. There is thousands waiting in Guatemala's city Tecun Uman to enter in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador and Guatemala wait still at dusk on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. There is as many waiting in Guatemala's city Tecun Uman to enter in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: A couple with a young kid sleeps on the gound outside Mexican immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo Mexico. Migrants have to wait as long as 10 days with only a backpack as luggage and very little money. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, , Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: Migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador wait in a row behind a fence on Bridge Rodolfo Robles near immigration facility to get officially register by Mexican authority. Migrants that first register on January 21, still had to wait 5 to 10 days to obtain their humanitarian visa . Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: A group of women and children wait on Bridge Rodolfo Robles. I was amazed to enconter so many womens and children traveling without men. Most women interrogated regarding their migration admit fleing their country for lack of security and abused by men. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: A group of women and children wait on Bridge Rodolfo Robles. I was amazed to enconter so many womens and children traveling without men. Most women interrogated regarding their migration admit fleing their country for lack of security and abused by men. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Oxaca, Mexico-January 24, 2019: An officer from Mexican Immigration (L) accompanies a family with young children to the border. Many immigration officer were on the bridge with the aim of prioritizing the most vunerable people. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: Common migrant set up to protect their self aginst the sun.Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador wait still under high heat on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. There is an many waiting in Guatemala's city Tecun Uman to enter in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, Guatemala-January 24, 2019: Thousands of migrants wait in Tecun Uman Central Park, a city at the border with Mexico. Because of long waiting in order to get the humanitarian visa, some migrant prefer to go back in to Guatemala where they can find a better shelter than the Bridge Rodolfo Robles. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, Guatemala -January 24, 2019: William Daniel 12, (R) hugs his mom Patricia Monson 35 (L) in La Cuchiya park where Guatemalan authorities installed a camp outside Tecun Uman to allow migrant with decent shelter.Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, Guatemala-January 24, 2019: Thousands of migrants wait in Tecun Uman Central Park, a city at the border with Mexico. Because of long waiting in order to get the humanitarian visa, some migrant prefer to go back in to Guatemala where they can find a better shelter than the Bridge Rodolfo Robles. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: A man watches migrants Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador waiting in line on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles until being officially register by Mexican authority. There is an many waiting in Guatemala's city Tecun Uman to enter in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo , Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: A new group of migrants wait stil in line on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador unfurled at Ciudad Hidalgo border with the hope that by obtaining a humanitarian visa they will be more likely to enter in the US. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico-January 23, 2019: Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador wait still under high heat on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. There is an many waiting in Guatemala's city Tecun Uman to enter in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 24, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Mexico, January 24, 2019: Yolanda 32, and her daughter Dariana 8, from Honduras wait among other migrant on the bridge Rodolfo Robles to be registered by Mexican authorities. Yolanda left her country to flee domestic violence. She has a brother in Miami and hope he will be able to help her. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Mexico, January 24, 2019: Yolanda 32, and her daughter Dariana 8, from Honduras wait among other migrant on the bridge Rodolfo Robles to be registered by Mexican authorities. Yolanda left her country to flee domestic violence. She has a brother in Miami and hope he will be able to help her. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico -January 26, 2019: To pass long day waiting, children play with a game given by Mexican immigration service. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 26, 2019: A local gai organisation from Guatemala, serves frioles plate to migrants on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles January 26, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 26, 2019: Dourby 29, from Honduras (L) and her son Antoine 9 sleeping under a conventional installation to protect agains the sun on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles, January 26, 2019. Waiting several days forces people who have no money, to build themselves makeshift shelters. Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, 26, 2019: Antoine 9 from Honduras stares in to infinity while waiting with his mother Dourby 29, on Bridge Rodolfo Robles near Mexican border of Ciudad Hidalgo January 26, 2019. An impressive amount of women traveling along with children and no men where encounter at the Mexican border aiming to obtain a humanitarian visa and hoping to make it to the US border. Most of women interrogated about why they have initiated such a journey, responded saying to flee insecurity and pauvrety. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, Guatemala -January 26, 2019: A view of the Bridge Rodolfo Robles from south east side of Suchiate river in Guatemala where people do their laundry and where some crosses illegaly to Mexicoto Mexico. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador wait still under high heat on Bridge Rodolfo Robles to get officially register by Mexican authority. There is as many waiting in Guatemala's city Tecun Uman to enter in Mexico. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco, Guatemala -January 26, 2019: To pass time, migrants play cards in the Central Park of Tecun Uman. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador used the Tecun Uman park as a refugee camp during the long days waiting to get their papers and to enter in to Mexico.Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco, Guatemala -January 26, 2019: Saturday is the day of the wash in Tecun Uman Central Park. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador used the Tecun Uman park as a refugee camp during the long days waiting to get their papers and to enter in to Mexico.Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco, Guatemala -January 26, 2019: Saturday is the day of the wash in Tecun Uman Central Park. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador used the Tecun Uman park as a refugee camp during the long days waiting to get their papers and to enter in to Mexico.Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 26, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 26, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles, Chiapas, Mexico-January 26, 2019: Migrants from Central America sit along the railway on Bridge Rodolfo Robles in order to get registered officially by Mexican authority. These migrants do not have the bracelet yet. They will wait up to 5 days in order to get their bracelet with a number and still have to wait an other 5 to 10 days to get the humanitarian visa that allow them to stay an work legally for one year in Mexico. By doing so, Mexican authorities have managed to regulate the flow of migrants at his border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco, Guatemala -January 27, 2019: A man runs among other migrants to flee violence in the city of Tecun Uman sunday afternoon January 27, 2019. Hundreds of Guatematemalan arms with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador were running scared on Rudolfo Robles bgride.while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco Guatemala - January 27, 2019: Hundreds of Guatematemalans arms with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the park of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Guatemalan said they where tired to see garbage around all those people occupied the park. This forced evacuation took place under the eye of the police nearby without it intervening. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador had to find shelter on Rudolfo Robles bgride while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco Guatemala - January 27, 2019: Hundreds of Guatematemalans arms with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the park of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Guatemalan said they where tired to see garbage around all those people occupied the park. This forced evacuation took place under the eye of the police nearby without it intervening. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador had to find shelter on Rudolfo Robles bgride while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, San Marco Guatemala - January 27, 2019: Hundreds of Guatematemalans arms with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the park of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Guatemalan said they where tired to see garbage around all those people occupied the park. This forced evacuation took place under the eye of the police nearby without it intervening. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador had to find shelter on Rudolfo Robles bgride while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Thousands of migrants meet on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman. Hundreds of Guatematemalans armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador were running scared on Rudolfo Robles bgride.while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Tecun Uman, Guatemala ,-January 27, 2019: Migrants that were on the shore of the Suchiate river in Guatemala had to leave quickly when they heard gun shot and found out what just happend in the nearby park of Tecun Uman. Hundreds of Guatemalan arms with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador were running scared on Rudolfo Robles bgride.while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Thousands of migrants meet on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman. Hundreds of Guatematemalans armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador were running scared on Rudolfo Robles bgride.while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

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Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Thousands of migrants meet on the Bridge Rodolfo Robles after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman. Hundreds of Guatematemalans armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared to find shelter on Mexican side. Thousands of migrants mostly from Honduras and Salvador were running scared on Rudolfo Robles bgride.while many gun shot were fired. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatematemalan armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Bridge Rodolfo Robles Guatemala and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Migrants get together to rescue a man that felt in to the hand of the Guatemalans. Hundreds of Guatemalans armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Suchiate River, Tecun Uman, Guatemala and Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Few migrants cross the Suchiate River to find shelter on Mexican side after being forced to leave the City of Tecun Uman. Hundreds of Guatemalans armed with bat and guns were chasing migrants out of the city of Tecun Uman this afternoon January 27, 2019. Women and children were running scared while many gun shot were fired to find shelter on Mexican side.Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Thousands of migrants find themselves inside Ciudad Hidalgo Immigration compound in Mexico after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman where they were waiting until the right moment to odtained their Mexican visa. From that day, they could not return to Guatemala without being persecuted and they could not leave the immigation facillities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 27, 2019: Thousands of migrants find themselves inside Ciudad Hidalgo Immigration compound in Mexico after being forced to leave the city of Tecun Uman where they were waiting until the right moment to odtained their Mexican visa. From that day, they could not return to Guatemala without being persecuted and they could not leave the immigation facillities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: A small caravan of about 50 migrants walk out side Ciudad Hidalgo January 28 2019. At 3:00 pm they were seen at 10km of Tapachula. Mexican immigration issued about a 100 visas daily so this explain why we could see only small group of migrant at the time contrairely to the first caravan where thousands of migrant were walking together accross Mexico. . Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: A young couple with three children walk along a small caravan of about 50 migrant, out side Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. At 3;00 pm they were seen at 10km of Tapachula, Mexico heading north to the US border. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Karen Yarita 24, from Honduras is thoughtfull in the parc of Ciudad Hidalgo. She lent her phone to a friend that doesn't showed up. She has no money and she is affraid to join a caravan with strangers. Photo Normand Blouin Domo

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants trapped inside the immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo try to get food and beuvrage through the steal gate of the restricted area. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala are waiting many days to get their paper in the immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: An immigration officer forbides to take picture inside immigration facility as she will let out migrants who obtained paper registration. Those migrants will have to come back in about a week to finaly obtain their himanitarian visa that will allow them to to work and stay legaly in Mexico for one year. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants that have already had their registration paper and were able to stay outside immigration center of Ciudad Hidalgo show their paper to immigration officer aiming to get back inside hoping to get their humanitarian visa. January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravana Migrante 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants that have already had their registration paper and were able to stay outside immigration center of Ciudad Hidalgo show their paper to immigration officer aiming to get back inside hoping to get their humanitarian visa. January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: A family of 5 just got out of immigration facility with their humanitarian visa in Ciudad Hidalgo, January 28, 2019. Those migrants, are finally free to go. and allowed to work and stay legaly in Mexico for one year. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Migrants from Central America are confined inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO

Caravane 2019

Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico-January 28, 2019: Vivia 23 from Honduras and her friend katarin 22 also from Honduras and her daughter Jennifer 2 and Nicole 5 inside immigration facilities in Ciudad Hidalgo. People are prisoner until first step is conducted witch concern their identification. Once they got the official register letter, they can go out but most of them stays in for lack of money. From now on, they still have to wait 5 to 8 more days to get the visa card. Immigration is completely overwhelmed with 5000 migrants inside these facilities. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Honduras Salavdor and Guatemala stand still waiting to get their paper in immigration facility in Ciudad Hidalgo January 28, 2019. Photo Normand Blouin DOMO