Migrants left stranded in troubled resort as Mexico disperses them far from US border
apnews.com
Two weeks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Mexico continues dissolving attention-grabbing migrant caravans and dispersing migrants throughout the country to keep them far from the U.S. border, while simultaneously limiting how many accumulate in any one place.

Summary

Mexico is relocating migrant caravans to distant areas like Acapulco, a city plagued by crime and still recovering from Hurricane Otis.

This “dispersion and exhaustion” policy seeks to reduce U.S.-bound migration and pressure from Donald Trump.

Migrants report being misled, left stranded without promised transit permits, and facing extortion risks from cartels and officials.

Acapulco lacks resources to support them, forcing churches to provide aid.

While Mexico’s president calls the strategy “humanitarian,” critics argue it endangers migrants by placing them in unsafe, economically unstable regions.