New migrant caravan leaves Honduras in pursuit of American dream

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Noe LEIVA | AFP
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Sat, 2021-01-16 06:12

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras: Some 3,000 people left Honduras on foot Friday in the latest migrant caravan hoping to find a welcome, and a better life, in the US under President-elect Joe Biden.
Seeking to escape poverty, unemployment, gang and drug violence and the aftermath of two devastating hurricanes, the migrants plan to walk thousands of kilometers through Central America.
But they will have to overcome a rash of travel restrictions in Guatemala and Mexico long before they even make it to the American border.

US-bound Honduran migrants heading to the border with Guatemala clash with police in the municipality of El Florido on January 15, 2021. (AFP / Orlando Sierra)
A US-bound Honduran migrant heading to the border with Guatemala is stopped by police in the municipality of El Florido on January 15, 2021. (AFP / Orlando Sierra)
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