Guatemala pushes back 622 migrants from U.S.-bound caravan

FILE PHOTO: Guatemalan military police stand guard as migrants from Central America wait on a road after being blocked by Guatemalan authorities while traveling in a caravan, near the border with Honduras outside of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Josue Decavele/File Photo

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities said on Monday they have sent back more than 600 migrants who entered the country in a caravan that was bound for the United States.

Guatemala's foreign ministry said 622 people, mainly from Honduras and Nicaragua, entered through border posts with Honduras, with minors making up about a quarter of the group.