The Central American migrants moving their way through Mexico Tuesday as part of a controversial caravan — one President Donald Trump is pushing hard as a midterms election issue — is forging ahead in its long journey to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The first waves of migrants — who U.N. officials estimate may be as high as 7,200 and growing — began arriving late Monday to the small southern Mexican town of Huixtla after an exhausting eight-hour trek.
Many staked out grassy spots in the town square to sleep outdoors overnight before continuing their grueling trip north on Tuesday.
They were at least 1,100 miles from McAllen, Texas, the nearest U.S.-Mexico border entry
Source: USA Today
