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New caravan of migrants leaves southern Mexico due to lack of employment and security
Oscar El Blue
Oscar “Blue” Ramirez
Journalist and international correspondent
Oscar Ramírez is a Mexican journalist from Tijuana, Baja California, graduated in Communication and radio announcer.
Recognized for his experience in international migration issues, he has traveled and documented all the borders of northern Mexico with the United States. In the south of the country, he has walked and registered more than 12 migrant caravans, in addition to documenting the route of the Central American Triangle and crossing the dangerous Darién jungle on four occasions, between Panama and Colombia - one of the deadliest routes in the world for migrants.
As a war correspondent, he has covered international conflicts in Ukraine (border with Russia) and in the Middle East, reporting from Israel with the borders of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
Currently, Oscar Ramírez works as a bilingual correspondent for various media and is part of the international team of Real America's Voice News, a recognized media in the United States.
In 2023, he was awarded at the Congress of Colombia with the Diana Turbay Award, one of the most important journalistic recognitions in the country, for its coverage and documentation of the migratory route through the Darién jungle.
Beyond his informative work, Oscar Ramírez has distinguished himself for his humanitarian journalism, focused on giving voice and face to the stories of migrants and communities affected by violence and international conflicts.
Some 1,000 migrants left Tapachula, Chiapas, on the southern border of Mexico, on Sunday in a new caravan called “God Guides Us,” bound for Mexico City, due to the delay in CBP One appointments, lack of employment, the difficult economic situation, insecurity and violence.
The group of undocumented immigrants, mostly from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Central America, Haiti, Argentina, Panama, Costa Rica, Afghanistan, Nepal and other countries, walk with the hope of being heard by the Mexican government, headed by Claudia Sheinbaum.
Álvaro Batista, a Colombian migrant traveling with his family, has faced numerous obstacles on his way to the southern border and joined this caravan to cross Mexico and reach the border with the United States. “What we are doing is not illegal. We want the National Guard to make our way easier, we would appreciate it. It is better to travel in a group, especially for women and children,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jeison, a Venezuelan migrant, asked for support from the health sector, mentioning that there are many women and children in the caravan who have left their countries due to lack of work and the high cost of living. “That is why we ask that they guide us to Mexico City, where we want to go until we have our appointment with ‘CBP One,’” he added.
This is the second caravan of migrants that leaves this region towards the capital, demanding employment, security and humane conditions during their transit through Mexico. The group is guarded by state traffic officers and municipal police to prevent accidents on federal highway 200.
In addition, many migrants expressed their fear of dying of hunger in the streets, since there are children who can barely eat a piece of toast a day. They requested humanitarian support, since Tapachula is becoming saturated with migrants who wander without economic support.
Although the Mexican government reported that daily detentions of migrants at the border with the United States fell by nearly 66% from December to September, irregular migration increased by 193% year-on-year in the first half of the year, exceeding 712,000 people, according to the Migration Policy Unit.
Written by: Oscar El Blue
New caravan of migrants leaves southern Mexico due to lack of employment and security
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