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Migrant Caravan from Honduras Expands as U.S. Officials Issue Warnings
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Caravan Emerges and Grows
On September 20, between 200 and 400 Honduran migrants left San Pedro Sula in small groups and headed toward Guatemala, according to the Spanish news agency EFE. The group, later identified as “Fe y Esperanza” (“Faith and Hope”), paused in Tapachula, southern Mexico, and by early Monday, September 28 had swelled to more than 600 people. Migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador and Haiti joined the original Hondurans, creating a mixed caravan that continued northward through Mexico. Participants cited economic hardship and the desire to support families back home; José Zelaya, a Honduran father of eight, said hunger and necessity, not organized leadership, drove the journey.
Official U.S. Responses
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) added that the United States Border Patrol (USBP) is closely monitoring the movement with international partners. On September 21, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also posted a video on X stating “Our time has come,” accompanied by a sports-hype reel.
Political Reaction in Washington
Republican lawmakers seized on the caravan’s visibility.
Border Enforcement Data
Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, the administration has declared a national emergency at the southern border and deployed active-duty military and National Guard troops. DHS reported 8,870 Border Patrol apprehensions in August 2026—94 percent below the monthly average recorded during the Biden administration. The agency also noted that no migrants were released into the United States that month, extending a run of zero releases to 16 consecutive months.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We have not seen a caravan headed to the U.S. southern border in several years, why now?” — Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
