When Altagracia left Honduras to embark on the months-long journey to the US-Mexico border, she had two clear goals on her mind: reach the United States to claim asylum and reunite with her children living there.

About 100 migrants from various countries wandered directionless and disoriented through the streets of the troubled Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. After walking for a couple weeks through southern Mexico with hundreds of other migrants,

TAPACHULA, Mexico -- A new caravan of migrants began walking from southern Mexico on Thursday toward the U.S. border, starting out from the city of Tapachula near the border with Guatemala.

Mexican government officials are breaking up migrant caravans headed for the U.S. border and sending them elsewhere.