Honduran first lady opens centre in Mexico for migrants travelling north

Record ID: 904690

  • Title: Honduran first lady opens centre in Mexico for migrants travelling north
  • Date: 1st August 2017
  • Summary: TENOSIQUE, TABASCO, MEXICO (FILE) (REUTERS) MIGRANTS AT SHELTER LOOKING AT MAP WITH MIGRANT ROUTES PAINTED ON THE WALL MIGRANT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ROUTES FOR TRAVEL THROUGH MEXICO MIGRANT POINTING TO ROUTE ON MAP MIGRANT AT SHELTER HEATING UP TORTILLAS MIGRANT AT SHELTER HELPING TO SERVE FOOD AT SHELTER MIGRANT TAKING RATION OF FOOD AT SHELTER GENERAL VIEW OF MIGRANTS EATING AT SHELTER WOMEN EATING AT SHELTER TULTITLAN , STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO (FILE) (REUTERS) TRAIN TRACKS MIGRANT SITTING BY TRAIN TRACKS, GETS UP AND WALKS AROUND TRACKS MIGRANT WALKING TOWARDS STREET NEAR TRAIN TRACKS
  • Embargoed: 15th August 2017 01:01
  • Keywords: Honduran first lady politics migration crisis shelter
  • Location: MEXICO CITY, TENOSIQUE, TABASCO, TULTITLAN, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO
  • City: MEXICO CITY, TENOSIQUE, TABASCO, TULTITLAN, STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO
  • Country: Honduras
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026S1TAO3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Honduras' first lady travelled to Mexico on Monday (July 31) to open up a centre for migrants from the Central American country travelling overland towards the USA.
    The 'Centre for the Protection of Honduran Migrants' was opened in Mexico City and gives Honduran citizens a chance to rest, eat and get online for information to aid their journey. According to reports, a large number of the thousands of migrants who cross over from Mexico are from Central America. Many are Honduran citizens fleeing poverty and violence back home.
    But amidst pressure to crack down on migrants heading north, Mexico has detained and returned many migrants from Honduras. The Central American country puts the figure of Honduran detainees from Mexico at over 14,000.
    Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez has called for greater economic development to stem the flow of migrants heading north, saying the migration crisis is a humanitarian issue, and Washington shares responsibility because of US demand for drugs.
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