About 1,800 migrants were stranded in the harsh desert of northern Mexico on September 28 after the cargo train they were travelling on stopped for a day.
About 1,800 migrants, mostly Venezuelans and Central Americans, were stranded overnight in the Mexican state of Chihuahua after the freight train they boarded stopped without explanation in the municipality of Ahumada on September 28. The migrants were among many who boarded freight trains to head north in hopes of reaching the United States to escape poverty and conflict in their countries.
The incident comes after Mexico's largest railway reduced its operating capacity by 30% last week due to the influx of illegal foreign migrants.
In addition to the above migrants, another group of about 1,000 illegal migrants who also boarded a cargo ship were stranded in an abandoned area in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas this weekend, while in the southern state of Chiapas, thousands of other migrants are waiting for Mexican authorities to grant them permission to travel north.
The Mexican government says it has been overwhelmed by the number of migrants crossing illegally into the country, and announced the arrest of more than 189,000 migrants in September 2023.
According to Tin Tuc newspaper