Around 30,000 migrants gather daily in Tapachula (Chiapas). They are a ‘floating population’, since thousands of people come in through this entry point every day in southern Mexico, and many others leave for the northern border.
The migrants here are not hard to spot, gathering in squares and parks, in exchange offices or at the Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados [Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance] (COMAR), to obtain transit permits and continue their journey north.
Miguel Gil, a psychologist with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), who has 10 years of experience working with migrants, describes the situation in this city and the challenges our teams face here.