by Misty Severi
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly tracking a 600-person migrant caravan that is traveling from Honduras to the United States and is expected to arrive at the U.S. border ahead of the November midterms.
The caravan, which began with just 200–400 people, departed San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Sept. 20 and traveled north toward Guatemala. As of Monday, the caravan known as “Fe y Esperanza,” or “Faith and Hope,” is in southern Mexico, in the city of Tapachula, and heading north toward the U.S., according to Newsweek.
The department told Newsweek in a statement that the U.S. Border Patrol is “closely engaged with its international partners” to monitor the caravan’s movements and any further developments.
The caravan consists of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador and Haiti, the outlet reported.
The journey comes just ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November, where Democrats are hoping to win back the Senate and House.
A massive caravan also made its way to the U.S. ahead of the 2024 elections, which consisted of more than 2,000 migrants who were fleeing from Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras and parts of Africa.
Texas Rep. Lance Gooden said on social media that the Democratic migrant caravan “welcome package” included “amnesty, free accommodations, taxpayer-funded benefits.” For the GOP, its welcome package included entry denial.
“Choose wisely this November,” he said.
Nationwide encounters under President Donald Trump have declined since Joe Biden left office.
In Biden’s last full month in office, December 2025, America had 124,482 border encounters. In August 2026, America saw 34,438 encounters at its borders, according to Customs and Border Protection.
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Misty Severi is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
Photo “Migrant Caravan” by Anthony Aguero Live.Â
