Haiti opens consulate in southern Mexico to address migration rise
The rise in the number of Haitians making their way through Mexico has been spurred by economic malaise, a devastating earthquake and political turmoil.
MEXICO CITY : Haiti on Friday opened a consulate in the
southern Mexican border city of Tapachula in a bid to help manage migration,
Mexico’s government said, amid a steep increase in Haitians attempting to cross
the U.S.-Mexico frontier this year.
The opening of the consulate near the Guatemalan border is part of efforts between the governments of Mexico and Haiti to look after migrants from the Caribbean nation inside Mexican territory, the Mexican government said in a statement.
The rise in the number of Haitians making their way through
Mexico has been spurred by economic malaise, a devastating earthquake and
political turmoil following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel
Moise in July.
On Thursday, a caravan of around 3,000 migrants featuring
many Haitians set off from Tapachula toward the U.S.-Mexico border, where mass
arrivals of Haitian nationals sparked a crisis for the Biden administration in
September
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