Migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico bound for US after midterms
Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats’ win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.

Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats’ win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.




![Lipan Apache tribe member Joey Montoya attends a rally opposing border wall construction in Big Bend National Park outside the US federal courthouse during an emergency hearing for a Petition for a Temporary Restraining Order against the Department of Homeland Security, in San Antonio, Texas, US, August 28, 2026 [Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-03T005837Z_737004234_RC2R7NAH97N9_RTRMADP_3_USA-MIGRATION-BIG-BEND-1792629816.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




Senegalese Interior Ministry says one person rescued as search operation continues after migrant vessel capsized.
El Hierro asks Spanish government for help after more than 3,300 people arrived on boats since start of November.
People stopped for minor traffic violations will no longer be referred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

More than 3,200 migrants were rescued in the first six days of November in Canary Islands, Spain.
Fewer than 1 million of the 15.4 million people in need emergency shelter in Sudan have received assistance.
Evicted families take Denmark’s controversial ‘ghetto law’ to the Supreme Court.
The lawsuit challenges Penn State’s policy that allows undocumented students to qualify for reduced tuition rates.
Despite their midterm election victories, Democrats face major obstacles to reining in Trump on Iran, tariffs and more.
Democrats can block Trump’s legislative agenda, launch investigations but don’t have the numbers to override his veto.
Local organisations and representatives say immigration raids have spread fear and uncertainty through communities.