MIGRANT CARAVAN MOVES ON TO CENTRAL MEXICO CITY OF IRAPUATO

THE HINDU, 12TH NOVEMBER,2018- Local Mexican officials again helped thousands of Central American migrants find rides on Sunday on the latest leg of their journey toward the U.S. border.at a toll plaza to the west of the central Mexico city of Queretaro, where the group spent Saturday night, police prevented migrants from waylaying trucks on their own, but officers did help them find vehicles for rides.the government of Queretaro said via Twitter that 6,531 migrants had moved through the state between Friday and Saturday. It said that 5,771 of those departed Sunday morning after staying in three shelters it had prepared, the largest of which was a soccer stadium in the state capital.

Those numbers appeared even higher than counts made by officials when the group was in Mexico City for several days, raising the possibility that other migrants had caught up to the main caravan. starting out before dawn, the migrants went on to Irapuato, an agricultural city about 62 miles (100 km) to the west in neighboring Guanajuato state, and set up camp around a local family center and small sports complex.

The government of Queretaro said via Twitter that 6,531 migrants had moved through the state between Friday and Saturday. It said that 5,771 of those departed Sunday morning after staying in three shelters it had prepared, the largest of which was a soccer stadium in the state capital.

Those numbers appeared even higher than counts made by officials when the group was in Mexico City for several days, raising the possibility that other migrants had caught up to the main caravan.