For the better part of a decade, migrant advocacy organizations have convened caravans, which crossed Mexico to the U.S. border. The annual “Stations of the Cross Caravan” convened during Easter week captured the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who tweeted his disapproval as it progressed through southern Mexico.
Caravans continue forming, despite uncertain welcome in U.S.
At border, groups worry about tension, potential for government violence
Catholic groups who work with migrants, and those affiliated with them, worry that President Trump’s words, actions and policy are creating a precarious atmosphere ahead of the arrival the group, said to number between 3,000 and 7,000, including about 2,000 youth and children.
Catholic groups urge humane treatment of migrants headed to border
As a group from Central America heads to the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the Trump administration is said to be getting ready to send troops to meet them and Catholic groups are asking that the migrants be treated humanely.
Mexican parishes pitch in to help Central American caravan heading north
Members of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in southern Mexico rose early Oct. 24 to feed but a fraction of the Central American migrants traveling in a caravan, which is trying to traverse Mexico and reach the United States border.