TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras.-a new one migrant caravan would depart from Honduras next January 15 (As it transpires on social media) i Guatemala lists a plan to curb compatriots heading to the United States in search of the American dream.
“Caravan January 15 2021. We leave San Pedro Sula terminal (bus),” says the call that is already viral on Facebook and is not attributed to anyone in particular.
This would be the first caravan of 2021, on the eve of the inauguration of Joe Biden, the new American president.
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Guatemala is preparing
The Guatemalan government has warned that it is preparing a strategic plan to curb people who do not meet requirements to enter its territory.
“Given the possible conformation of a caravan of migrants from Honduras, the Guatemalan Migration Institute informs that inter-institutional coordination will be carried out in order to implement a strategic plan for containment, control, care and humanitarian assistance, “said in a statement ‘Guatemalan Institute of Migration.
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Requirements to enter Guatemala:
PCR or covid-19 negative antigen test.
-Current passport or identification document
-Minors must present a passport and be accompanied by their parents.
Prior to March 2020, Honduran migrants ensured that they fled in caravans from criminal violence and lack of jobs.
Now, as they argue in the social media call post, the reason is poverty stemming from the covid-19 pandemic and devastation after storms Eta and Iota.