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A group of LGBT migrants arrived in Tijuana this weekend after apparently leaving the large caravan bound for the United States due to verbal harassment and poor living conditions.
About 76 LGBT members of the caravan, which has about 3,600 members, described the persecution among caravans and poor planning hindering their ability to eat and bathe regularly, according to Telemundo 20 in San Diego.
"Even taking a bath was a major problem," said a member of the Honduran caravan in Telemundo. "When we wanted to shower, there was no water for us … for food, it was the same thing."
An anonymous group paid the small group of LGBT migrants to take a bus to the border. As in their home country, they said they suffered verbal abuse when traveling with a large group of migrants, who are expected to reach the US border in about two to three weeks.
MIGRANT CARAVAN LEAVES THE CITY OF MEXICO, EYES AT THE FRONTIER
The LGBT group plans to seek political asylum at the points of entry of San Ysidro or Otay Mesa, according to Telemundo.
"We are waiting for our representative," said the unidentified migrant. "We want to do things right."
Tuesday, a month has passed since about 160 people gathered in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to organize a trip to the US border. This group eventually grew to thousands, attracted the attention of the international community and became a lightning rod in US-Mexico relations.
Central American migrants travel in a truck after hitchhiking to Tepotzotlan, Mexico, while they resume the northern route after leaving the Mexico City temporary shelter. A small group of migrants has already reached the US border. (AP Photo / Rodrigo Abd)
Sunday night, the rest of the caravan spent the night in Guanajuato and plans to travel to Guadalajara on Monday. The caravan continues to disperse, the young men being a hundred kilometers away, followed by women, children and families.
A second caravan of 1,800 people is in Puebla, three days behind the main caravan, according to Mexican media. A third caravan of 2,000 people is about four days behind the main caravan.
Most members of the caravan traveled about 130 km per day.
Over the weekend, the federal police were encouraged to encourage travelers to pick up migrants and take them to nearby shelters.
Fox News producer Robert Shaffer contributed to the report from Guanajuato, Mexico.
