mexico's president andre manuel lopez
obrador has urged the incoming u.s
administration under joe biden to make
major reforms to its immigration policy
his appeal comes as a new caravan of
migrants from honduras attempts to make
its way through guatemala
but guatemala's foreign minister has
said allowing them to cross through his
country and reach a potentially closed
border with mexico
would create a humanitarian crisis and
he's asking honduras to help organise
for their return
what started as a deterrent soon turned
into a real use of force
on monday guatemalan security forces
dispersed thousands of honduran migrants
they're stranded in the department of
chikimula but want to continue their
journey towards the united states
it's the third time in recent days that
soldiers have clashed with the caravan
of migrants
which includes women and children
guatemala's government accuses the
caravan of being infiltrated by criminal
gangs
and says most of the migrants did not
have the negative coronavirus tests
required
to enter the country now they're being
sent back to honduras
even though they insist there is no home
for them to return to
i don't want to go back i lost
everything in that country
the clashes with guatemalan troops have
sparked new tensions between the two
central american neighbours
honduras human rights commissioner urged
guatemala to treat the migrants on their
soil with respect
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now all eyes are on mexico and how the
government there will react if the
caravan manages to cross guatemala
and reach its border
we should have a dialogue with the
migrants
estoy
the migrants are not expected to give up
their mission
after all it is the incoming u.s
administration that is fueling their
hopes
joel biden who's due to take office on
wednesday
promised during his campaign to reform
the strict migration policies
imposed by his predecessor donald trump