Migrant caravan leaves central Mexican state of Queretaro

QUERETARO, Mexico — Local Mexican officials were once again helping thousands of Central American migrants find rides Sunday on the next 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 helped find trucks to take migrants and prevented them from trying to stop drivers themselves.

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 were departing Sunday morning after staying in three shelters.

The migrants began walking before dawn for Irapuato about 62 miles to the west after crossing into Guanajuato state.