Migrants have been ‘transported to the border’ with Honduras, from the place that they had entered Guatemala illegally.
Police in Guatemala have discovered 54 Haitian migrants, together with 14 youngsters, travelling in direction of Mexico in a truck trailer with the hope of reaching the US, in keeping with officers.
Two Guatemalans suspected of driving the truck have been detained, police spokesman Jorge Aguilar mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
The Haitians have been “instantly given help and transported to the border” with Honduras, from the place that they had entered Guatemala illegally.
Scores of Haitians have arrived in Central America attempting to succeed in the US, including to the already massive numbers of individuals from the area additionally on the lookout for a brighter future there.
Many Haitians arrive in Central America after crossing the treacherous Darian Hole jungle between Colombia and Panama.
Upwards of 100,000 migrants have crossed the Darian Hole in 2021 up to now, in keeping with official Panamanian figures, virtually as many as in the course of the previous six years mixed.
Greater than 50 migrants have died attempting to cross that jungle this yr alone, in keeping with Panamanian authorities.
The jungle route is filled with peril, together with wild animals, armed gangs and harmful rivers.