The Mexican government has begun busing hundreds of migrants in the southern part of the country north amidst the ongoing migrant crisis that has been affecting both Mexico and the United States.
A new initiative started last week by the Mexican government provides northbound transportation to hundreds of migrants at the Guatemala-Mexico border in an attempt to reduce the strain felt by the local public transportation system there, according to the Washington Examiner.
The initiative follows reports that hundreds of unlawful migrants were climbing aboard cargo trains in order to get to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said during a Monday news conference that roughly 6,000 people enter Mexico through its southern border each day, reported Reuters.
Jesus Gonzalez, a representative of Juchitán’s civil protection agency, echoed the president’s statements, claiming roughly 800 to 1,000 migrants pass through the city’s bus terminals each day. Roughly 400 migrants were near the border waiting on buses to take them to Mexico City on Monday.
While the Mexican government is facilitating transportation, each migrant is reportedly required to pay for the trip, with fares ranging between 386 and 1,500 pesos ($22 and $85).
Further north at the U.S.-Mexico border, López Obrador said that nearly 10,000 migrants are entering the United States each day, per Reuters.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently clocked its single highest number of migrant encounters, with more than 11,000 logged over a 24-hour period, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
In the border city of Eagle Pass, Mayor Rolando Salinas, Jr. was forced to issue an emergency disaster declaration to deal with the influx of arrivals.
The declaration allowed the city to seek assistance from both the federal and Texas governments, per The Dallas Express.
Those along the U.S.-Mexico border are not the only cities dealing with an influx of migrants, as many across the country are reporting high numbers as well.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently told citizens that substantial budget cuts would be required for almost every city service due to the influx.
He warned that the city would be unable to withstand the “financial tsunami” it is facing and that the lack of external support would lead to budget cuts of 5% for the next three fiscal years.
“Let me tell you something, New Yorkers. Never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to. I don’t see an ending to this,” he said at a town-hall-style meeting in early September, per The Dallas Express.