Hundreds of migrants who arrived at the border between Mexico and the United States wander along the Rio Grande

Approximately 1,000 migrants, who this week arrived in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez aboard the train known as La Bestia, are in a situation of limbo for about 10 kilometers along the Rio Grande, which serves as a dividing line. between Juárez and El Paso, in Texas. Their objective: cross the border into the United States.

Luis Ortiz, a recent arrival from Venezuela, recounted his experience: “The problem here is that they don’t see us passing in any way. They tell us to move to door 45, but we cannot go to door 45 because that door is too dangerous, because there are cartels and there are many children and women here and they are going to kidnap us there.

This testimony, collected by the EFE news agency, reflects the uncertainty and fear that overwhelms these migrants as they advance along the banks of the Rio Grande.

The lack of blankets prevents the formation of camps, unlike other border areas. Groups of people, including entire families, are seen moving back and forth in an effort to cross.

Ortiz denounced the absence of help from the authorities and described the difficult conditions in which they find themselves. “(The authorities) don’t want to help us either. “They have us without water, they have us totally dehydrated.” This desperate situation leaves undocumented immigrants waiting, who are determined to resist until they achieve their goal of entering the United States.

The main challenge for many is traveling in groups large enough to prevent immigration authorities from forcibly removing them from the train. For this reason, migrants group themselves in contingents of at least 200 or 300 people, seeking security in numbers.

Dante Natanael, another migrant from Honduras, explained the constant search for strategies to cross the border, despite the obstacles: “We are looking for a way to enter, because since they are focused on the people who are here, then all the guards “They are here.”

Pressure for migration is intensifying this year due to the presidential elections in both the United States and Mexico. The 77% increase in irregular migrants detected by the Mexican government in 2023, reaching a record 782,000, reflects the seriousness of the situation.

Amid uncertainty, pain and struggle, these migrants face a path full of obstacles, but they persist in their search for a better life on the other side of the border.

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