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Many migrants, misled by promises of permits and support, face limited resources, unsafe conditions, and difficulty continuing their journeys.
ADVERTISEMENTAround 100 migrants from various countries found themselves disoriented and stranded on the streets of Acapulco on Monday, after immigration officials transported them to the Pacific coast city with promises of permits to continue their journey north.However, many were left without resources or a clear path forward.With two weeks remaining until US President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Mexico continues to break up high-profile migrant caravans and disperse migrants across the country to keep them away from the US border with their “dispersion and exhaustion” policy.According to former immigration chief Tonatiuh Guillén, this policy significantly reduced the number of migrants reaching the US border last year.Mexico’s current administration hopes that the reduced figures will provide some protection against Trump’s demands, according to Guillén, who departed the administration of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after Trump threatened to impose tariffs over migration during his first term.For many, the city is an unlikely destination, grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in 2023 and plagued by high levels of organised crime and violence.“Immigration (officials) told us they were going to give us a permit to transit the country freely for 10, 15 days, and it wasn’t like that,” said 28-year-old Venezuelan migrant Ender Antonio Castañeda.“They left us dumped here without any way to get out. They won’t sell us (bus) tickets, they won’t sell us anything,” he added. Castañeda, like thousands of other migrants, departed from the southern city of Tapachula near the Guatemalan border.In recent weeks, over half a dozen caravans, each consisting of roughly 1,500 migrants, have set off from Tapachula, but none have progressed very far.Authorities often allow migrants to walk for days until they are physically drained, after which they offer to transport them by bus to various cities, claiming their immigration status will be assessed there. Some migrants have ended up in Acapulco, where around a dozen sleep in a Catholic church near the immigration agency offices.On Monday, several dozen migrants gathered outside the offices seeking information but received no responses.Some migrants discovered that the permits issued by authorities restricted them to travel solely within Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located. On Sunday, the latest migrant caravan disbanded after hundreds were granted free transit permits, allowing them to travel anywhere in Mexico for a limited number of days.ADVERTISEMENTSafety concernsAmong them was Cuban Dayani Sánchez, 33, and her husband. “We’re a little scared by the lack of safety getting on buses, that they’re going to stop us,” Sánchez said.Migrants are frequently targeted by drug cartels for kidnapping and extortion, while many claim that authorities also exploit them.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum maintains that her immigration strategy has a “humanitarian” focus, which has allowed more migrants to leave Mexico’s southernmost regions.However, some migration advocates argue that migrants are being sent to violent areas.ADVERTISEMENTCatholic churches in the area have stepped in to provide food, water, and clothing for migrants, but resources remain scarce.“We know they’re going through a very difficult time, with a lot of needs, they arrive without money,” said Reverend Leopoldo Morales, a priest at a Catholic church in Acapulco. Honduran migrant Jorge Neftalí Alvarenga felt relieved to escape Chiapas but frustrated. “To an extent, they lied to us,” he said, believing he would be sent to Mexico City or Monterrey for work opportunities.
