Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed her government is providing assistance to migrant caravans moving through the country, even as a new caravan is expected to depart Honduras on Sunday.
Speaking at her morning press conference, Sheinbaum said the caravan currently in Mexico has largely broken up, with most of its members returning to the country’s southern states.
“Over the past two years, nearly ten or more such caravans have arrived,” Sheinbaum said. “While they are part of the caravan, arrangements are made to ensure they receive the minimum attention required regarding their human rights. There is a great deal of experience in handling this; it does not call for any special or extraordinary measures.”
Her remarks corroborate earlier reporting by Breitbart News Foundation, which found that Mexican authorities have been escorting caravans and housing migrants in auditoriums. Sheinbaum maintained, however, that no caravan has reached the U.S. northern border since the start of the Trump administration.
She said her government has worked to tell caravan members that they will not be permitted to enter the United States, a message that lines up with an ongoing social media campaign run by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico. That campaign has stressed that recent U.S. midterm elections did not change existing immigration laws or procedures.
Sheinbaum also acknowledged that another caravan is organizing in Honduras and is expected to cross into Mexico soon.
“Any arriving caravan—which, incidentally, should also be addressed from within Honduras, given that it originates there—will be handled in the same way we have managed the groups of people who have entered,” she said.
The issue has drawn heightened scrutiny in recent days after the Trump administration warned Mexico it must stop the caravans or face tariffs. That pressure has left Sheinbaum navigating a difficult position—attempting to satisfy U.S. demands while maintaining support among her domestic base by framing her government’s actions as protection of migrants’ human rights.
