Fight in migrant caravan in Chiapas leaves Honduran injured and Venezuelan detained
A brawl between migrants in the "Faith and Hope 2" caravan in Mapastepec, Chiapas, left a Honduran injured and a Venezuelan arrested as the alleged aggressor.
Violence in "Faith and Hope 2" caravan: injured and detained in Mapastepec
A Honduran was injured and a Venezuelan was detained as the alleged perpetrator of an assault following a brawl between members of the second "Faith and Hope 2" migrant caravan, which is advancing along the coast of Chiapas. This was reported by lajornadasanluis.com.mx, based on security sources from the municipality of Mapastepec.
The Central American was attacked on Monday by a group of foreigners and suffered injuries to his back. Municipal Civil Protection paramedics attended to him at the scene; hospitalisation was not necessary.
The man of Venezuelan origin who was detained was placed at the disposal of the authorities as the alleged perpetrator of the assault, according to the same sources consulted.
In response to the events, members of the caravan requested greater security from the authorities during their passage through Mexico, noting that episodes of violence have been recurring in these mobilisations. Honduran migrant Mauricio Urbina spoke up: "Unfortunately there are many immigrants who make many mistakes, and we all pay for the actions of one, but we are not all the same. There are some of us who are going to work and others who are going to commit crimes in countries that are not theirs."
This incident is not the first of its kind in caravans transiting through Chiapas. Last August, a Honduran migrant identified as Reinery Armando Hernández León died in the municipality of Escuintla after participating in a brawl; he suffered wounds from a sharp weapon, one of them at neck level, and died subsequently in hospital. Seven migrants were detained for that crime, according to police reports.
Sources from Mapastepec municipality indicated that humanitarian aid has been provided to the caravan since Sunday, including sanitation facilities, hydration and road signposting. In collaboration with the Local Migrant House, medical assistance and medicines—mainly painkillers—were also provided to women and children who presented muscle pain in their feet and legs due to long walks.
The caravan originally departed from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on 13 October and entered Mexico four days later in several groups. On Tuesday it would resume its journey along the coast of Chiapas headed for the municipality of Tonalá.
Last September, a first caravan called "Faith and Hope with God", which also departed from Honduras and followed the same coastal route, was disbanded by migration authorities at the borders with the state of Oaxaca, after three weeks of travel.
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