The Conversation

Thu Oct 25

Migrants travel in groups for a simple reason: safety

Written by Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Global Migration, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University

Central American migrants face extortion, robbery, assault, kidnapping, rape and murder on their weeks-long journey through Mexico. Some find safety in numbers.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

A caravan of Central American migrants traveling to the United States to seek asylum is now halfway through Mexico.

The caravan began on Oct. 13 in Honduras with 200...

Migrants travel in groups for a simple reason: safety

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