Key facts about the migrant and refugee caravans making their way to the USA
Groups of families, including many young people and small children escaping violence, poverty and persecution in Central America, are not a new phenomenon. For several years, people have fled Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and other countries to head north towards the USA. Travelling as a group, many make the exhausting and dangerous journey through Mexico. Some travel with their children. Many have the aim of seeking protection as refugees in the USA or in Mexico.
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16 November 2018