Honduras: Thousands wait for a caravan in a desire to reach the United States

Hundreds of Central Americans camped outside the city bus terminal of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, eagerly waiting for a migrant caravan desiring to reach the United States early Friday morning.

Local television footage showed a growing number of families, carrying many young children, gathering on Thursday evening, despite Central American officials deploying troops along regional borders to cross the migrants.

This week's caravan will be the 1st of 2021 so far and less than a week before US President-Elect Joe Biden assumes office. Biden has promised a more humane approach to migration, departing from the outgoing President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies.

Along with dealing with the coronavirus epidemic, Central America is recovering from the growing hunger crisis, high violence rates, and the disastrous consequences of two major hurricanes that damaged the country in November.

Authorizations in Central America and Mexico have moved up efforts to prevent the caravan well past the US border as the latest infest tool using anti-coronavirus measures. This would likely be a relief for Biden. Their colleagues have privately expressed concern about the prospect of an increasing number of migrants entering the United States early in his administration.

On Thursday, Guatemala cited epidemics in seven border provinces to declare emergency powers, often by Mexico.

The measures limit public demonstrations and allow officials to disperse any general meeting, group, or protest forcefully. Honduras and Guatemala have announced they will extend thousands of troops to intercept members of the caravan, while Mexico also deployed agents on its southern border on Thursday.