Mexico to give papers to children, pregnant women in migrant caravan
October 28, 2021
5:09 PM CDT
Last Updated 3 hours ago
Americas
Reuters
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Mexico said on Thursday it would give humanitarian visas to children and pregnant women in a migrant caravan moving north from southern Mexico, adopting a softer approach to the task of containing migrant flows than at times taken recently.
Lasting a year, the visas grant migrants access to public services like healthcare, as well as the ability to work.
Thousands of migrants from Central America and the Caribbean last weekend began traveling slowly from the southern border in a bid to reach the United States or Mexico City.
According to a Reuters witness, the majority of the latest caravan members are families with young children.
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