Hundreds of migrants crossed the Suchiate River on the southern Mexican border on Monday after they had previously been denied access to the bridge. The migrants try to reach the United States via Mexico.
The majority of migrants come from Honduras, where they have fled because of poor economic prospects and ongoing gang violence. They had gathered with a few thousand in a camp in Guatemala before they crossed the border to Mexico.
The Mexican army tried to stop the flow of migrants, but several hundred migrants broke through the army line. Some media reported that there were battles between the army and the migrants, with the army using tear gas and throwing stones at the migrants.
Under pressure from US President Donald Trump, Mexico is trying to cut off migrant routes to the United States as much as possible. After Trump threatened to impose economic sanctions, the United States and Mexico signed a deal in June that Mexico would curb illegal immigration, whereby the army may also be deployed.
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