In October 2018, more than seven thousand people, mainly from Honduras, but also from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, formed what the media called a “migrant caravan” and marched north to the U.S. border.
The people of the caravan referred to themselves as “The Exodus”. They left behind authoritarian governments, state and police corruption, gang violence, and poverty. Many of them endured violence and persecution in the past and intended to ask for asylum when they reached the United States. Most of the people left family members behind, hoping to find employment in the US so they could send remittances home.
I joined the caravan in Chiapas, Mexico and documented their journey north to Tijuana and the U.S. border.
