Caravan Migrant Weighs In On Her Journey To U.S. Border

Vanessa Hauc: The caravan that has been advancing through southern Mexico already has over 8,000 migrants. It is the largest that has been formed since June of 2022. The group is made up of whole families, mothers with children, elderly people. The majority are citizens of Central America, the Caribbean and Venezuela. We now connect with Mrs. Leticia Cepeda. She is a member of the caravan, she is from Guatemala, and is traveling with her 2 children. Good afternoon, Mrs. Leticia. First of all, I want you to tell me how you are doing - what the journey has been like.

Leticia Cepeda: Yes, good afternoon, we are on our way here in the caravan. We come from Guatemala and as I mentioned, I bring my 2 children, my brother-in-law is coming with his children and his wife. We already have 3 days- 4 days of walking (unint). We are already in pain, sore. I even collapsed because, well, my defenses are weakened from walking so much, right? But, well, the government here has not given us any answer on whether it is going to collaborate with the (unint) to be able to go up north, I think that is the goal that we all have.

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