The group has thousands of people in it and was an unstoppable force in Guatemala, heaving against police to break past barriers and move on. They continued moving as one in Mexico but were met with more resistance
The crowd lifted up barriers with ease, discarding them in the street as they carried on before being met with a line of police
The thousands of migrants climbed the roofs of checkpoint stands to try to sneak past and scaled fences too
A woman weeps into her child’s hand as they try to enter Mexico with thousands of others in the caravan on Friday
Not all of the migrants went on foot. A small number took their chances in makeshift rafts made from discarded rubber tires and wood
They waved Honduran flags, chanted and beeped horns in victory, and celebrated as they reached the Mexican side of the bridge.
Mexican police threw tear gas into the crowds, according to Guatemalan sources who spoke with DailyMail.com on Friday. Mexican officials then asked them to form lines and said they would allow women and children through first.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Twitter on Friday he had requested permission from Guatemala’s government to send civil protection agents to help Hondurans in Guatemala and was seeking transport for those wishing to return home.
On Thursday, authorities there arrested a key activist who was waiting to welcome the migrants once they crossed over.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his way to Mexico to try to talk to local officials there.
Thousands of Honduran migrants have stormed a border crossing in Guatemala and have made their way into Mexico
Thousands of Honduran migrants pour through the border gate at Tecun Umna, Guatemala, to make their way into Mexico on Friday
A Honduran migrant climbs over the border gate at the Guatemalan – Mexico border as children cling on to it on the other side, sitting on their parent’s shoulders
Before the barrier came down, there were many who climbed over the fence to get t the other side
Some of the migrants climbed the gate first then pulled at it as their countrymen and women on the other side pushed to tear it down