Another massive migrant caravan is on its way to the U.S. from Central America.
The possibly largest-ever caravan from Central America has amassed more than 12,000 people, some of who intend to pursue refugee status in Mexico, while many more are headed for the U.S., the New York Times reported Friday.
The number in the caravan isn’t just an estimate – it’s the number of migrants who have requested visas from the Mexican government.
On Jan. 17, Mexico’s new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has vowed to issue one-year humanitarian visas that will allow migrants to travel and settle in Mexico. It is part of Obrador’s policies aimed at reducing migration and spurring job growth in Mexico.
As of Thursday, 8,446 adults and 1,897 children had applied for the visas, most of which are Honduras nationals, according to the Washington Post.
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