Haitians in Mexico: Seeking Asylum in Big Cities

0:00Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Haiti, hit the road on foot from Tapa Chula in southern Mexico this Tuesday. They're ditching the border town for better spots deeper inside the country, chasing jobs and a chance to settle down. These folks aren't eyeing the U.S. border anymore. Trump era asylum crackdowns killed that dream, so now they're aiming for big cities like Mexico City, Monterey, or Tijuana to file claims in work. Life in Tapa Chula has been rough months, waiting with no word on asylum apps. On 29-year-old Haitian put it straight, the U.S. is off the table, they just want a real shot in Mexico. This ain't the first time. Back in March, another group marched out but cut a deal with immigration after 12 days and disbanded. Under President Claudia Scheinbaum, who's been in since October 2024, 18 caravans have started from there, none made it past Wahaka. State. Haitians make up a quarter of Mexico's asylum filings with 127,000 petitions from 2020 to 24. As these walks keep happening, Mexico's stepping up to handle the flow on its own turf.

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