Haitian Migrants Entering Southern Mexico Clash with Police

A caravan of hundreds broke national guard fence on Saturday
AMLO said he in contact with Biden to look for solution

Migrants in a caravan depart toward the United States from Tapachula, in the south of Mexico, on Aug. 28. — Migrants in a caravan depart toward the United States from Tapachula, in the south of Mexico, on Aug. 28.
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By Valentina Fuentes

August 29, 2021 at 5:23 PM UTC

Updated on

August 29, 2021 at 5:51 PM UTC

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Hundreds of migrants, mostly Haitians, broke the fence of the national guard in southern Mexican state Chiapas on Saturday in violent clashes with police forces, according to local news media Reforma.

“We are immigrants, we are not criminals,” some in the caravan yelled at the policemen who were defending the borders the day prior. Mexico’s National Migration Institute was able to detain several migrants, according to Reforma.