New caravan of migrants leave Honduras to move north

A new caravan of more than 1,600 migrants heads north from Honduras to Guatemala, with the ultimate goal of reaching the US-Mexico border, according to the Associated Press.

The group started Friday with about 160 people leaving San Pedro Sula, a dangerous city in Honduras, according to the AP. It continued to grow as news of the caravan spread.

Dunia Montoya, an organizer of the group, told The Associated Press that many migrants could be stranded at the Guatemalan border because they do not have official identity papers.

The caravan was formed one day after Vice President Pence urged the leaders of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to warn their citizens against any attempt to cross the southern border.

"Tell your people: Do not put your families at risk by making the dangerous journey north to try to enter the United States illegally," Pence said, according to the AP.

Bartolo Fuentes, one of the organizers of the caravan, told Reuters that the participants were largely trying to escape the poverty and violence that raged in Honduras.

"There is misery and violence that overwhelm people," Montoya told AP. "People no longer trust this country and they are fleeing."

Migrants have already organized similar caravans. President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump: "I do not believe everyone in the White House", JPMorgan President withdraws from Saudi conference Trump defends family separations at the border MORE He pointed out that a caravan of more than 1,000 migrants from Central America in April was proving that Mexico and the United States needed stricter immigration policies.

Only a few of the caravan migrants who reached the United States in May were admitted to the country to apply for asylum.