The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is monitoring a caravan of migrants that left Honduras and is currently making its way through southern Mexico with the intention of reaching the U.S. border, as confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to Fox News.
The group departed on September 20 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, with approximately 400 people and crossed Guatemala before entering Mexico. After spending several days in Tapachula, Chiapas, it resumed its journey north on Sunday night.
The correspondent for Fox News, Bill Melugin, released a statement from the DHS on Monday in which the agency claims that U.S. authorities are monitoring the movements of the group.
"The U.S. Border Patrol is actively tracking a caravan of migrants that left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on September 20, 2026," the DHS stated, according to a statement provided to Fox News.
The agency added that the Border Patrol is coordinating with international partners to monitor the group's movement and any updates related to their progress.
The DHS also took the opportunity to issue a warning to those intending to enter U.S. territory irregularly, stating that the policy known as catch and release has ended and that individuals attempting to cross illegally will be detained, prosecuted, and expelled from the country.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, later provided new details about Washington's response and stated that he is in talks with the Mexican government to contain the advance of the caravan.
"I have been talking to the Mexican government. We have been watching this caravan for quite some time. They are also participating and helping to disperse it," stated Mullin.
The official also noted that the United States is prepared to mobilize additional resources in light of the progress of the contingent and mentioned the possible involvement of the Department of Defense, DHS, and the Coast Guard.
"We will coordinate with the Department of Defense, with DHS; we will place the Coast Guard there," stated Mullin, who insisted that U.S. authorities will prevent the irregular entry of the caravan members.
Cubans joined in Tapachula
Although the statement released by Fox News primarily identifies the members as Hondurans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans, Ecuadorians, and Haitians, reports from Mexico indicate that some Cuban migrants joined the caravan during their stay in Tapachula.
La Jornada reported that the group arrived in the city with Hondurans and people from Guatemala and El Salvador who had joined during their journey through Central America. In Tapachula, migrants from other nationalities who had been stranded in the area also joined, including Cubans, Venezuelans, and Ecuadorians.
Meganoticias also reported this Monday the inclusion of citizens from Cuba, Venezuela, and Ecuador and estimated the contingent to be around 400 people.
Estimates regarding the size of the caravan, however, vary. While some local reports indicate between 350 and over 400 people, information from EFE placed the contingent at over 600 migrants, after others joined the group at the southern Mexican border.
The caravan, named "Faith and Hope with God," arrived in Tapachula on Thursday with about 300 people after covering approximately 35 kilometers from the border with Guatemala. Its members rested for two days in the Bicentennial Park before resuming their journey in the rain.
Migrants are moving along the route of the Mexican Pacific. The planned itinerary passes through Huehuetán, Huixtla, Escuintla, Mapastepec, Pijijiapan, Tonalá, and Arriaga, before continuing to the state of Oaxaca.
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