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Migrants split on whether to keep walking through Mexico

Migrants walk north on the highway toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, at sunrise Thursday, June 9, 2022. The group left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A migrant walks on the highway, followed by a Mexican National Guard vehicle, toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, at sunrise Thursday, June 9, 2022. A group of migrants left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work, with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. Behind is the Tacana volcano. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Miembros de la Guardia Nacional avanzan junto a migrantes por la carretera hacia la salida a Huixtla, estado de Chiapas, México, la madrugada del jueves 9 de junio de 2022. El grupo de migrantes salió de Tapachula el lunes, cansado de esperar para normalizar su estatus en una región con poco trabajo, con el objetivo de llegar a Estados Unidos (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

Migrants walk on the highway toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, early Thursday, June 9, 2022. The group of migrants left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work, with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Migrants walk north on the highway toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, at sunrise Thursday, June 9, 2022. The group left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A migrant walks on the highway, followed by a Mexican National Guard vehicle, toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, at sunrise Thursday, June 9, 2022. A group of migrants left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work, with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. Behind is the Tacana volcano. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Miembros de la Guardia Nacional avanzan junto a migrantes por la carretera hacia la salida a Huixtla, estado de Chiapas, México, la madrugada del jueves 9 de junio de 2022. El grupo de migrantes salió de Tapachula el lunes, cansado de esperar para normalizar su estatus en una región con poco trabajo, con el objetivo de llegar a Estados Unidos (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

Migrants walk on the highway toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, early Thursday, June 9, 2022. The group of migrants left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work, with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Migrants walk north on the highway toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, at sunrise Thursday, June 9, 2022. The group left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A migrant walks on the highway, followed by a Mexican National Guard vehicle, toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, at sunrise Thursday, June 9, 2022. A group of migrants left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work, with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. Behind is the Tacana volcano. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Miembros de la Guardia Nacional avanzan junto a migrantes por la carretera hacia la salida a Huixtla, estado de Chiapas, México, la madrugada del jueves 9 de junio de 2022. El grupo de migrantes salió de Tapachula el lunes, cansado de esperar para normalizar su estatus en una región con poco trabajo, con el objetivo de llegar a Estados Unidos (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

Migrants walk on the highway toward the exit to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, early Thursday, June 9, 2022. The group of migrants left Tapachula on Monday, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work, with the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Venezuelan Jenny Villamizar, and her 3-year-old Santiago, who are part of a migrant caravan, sit inside a sports complex turned into a makeshift shelter, in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The mother and son are part of an extended family of 18, including eight children, who traveled from Venezuela to Mexico’s southern border in 15 days. Venezuelans make up a large proportion of this caravan, the biggest of the year, in contrast to others in previous years. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Venezuelan migrant Jesus Gonzalez, who broke his leg while crossing the Darien jungle, sits with his children who are part of a migrant caravan, rest along the Huehuetan highway in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, early Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Venezuelans make up a large proportion of this caravan, the biggest of the year, in contrast to others in previous years. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Venezuelan migrant Jesus Gonzalez, with a single crutch, sits with his family who are part of a migrant caravan that have stopped to rest in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The 53-year-old man is alternating between crutches and a wheelchair pushed by relatives and friends as the family continues northward to the U.S.-Mexico border. They were the last migrants to reach Huixtla on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Migrants split on whether to keep walking through Mexico