AP Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press Sep 25, 2023 Sep 25, 2023 Updated Mar 30, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IRAPUATO, Mexico — As a train roared in the distance, some 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. snapped into action.kAmu2>:=:6D H:E9 J@F?8 49:=5C6? D=66A:?8 @? E@A @7 42C53@2C5 3@I6D 2?5 J@F?8 >6? 2?5 H@>6? EF4<65 2H2J :? E6?ED F?56C 2 ?62C3J 3C:586 D4C2>3=65 E@ A24< E96:C E9:?8D] p7E6C E96 EC2:? 2CC:G65 @? E96 @FED<:CED @7 E96 46?EC2= |6I:42? 4:EJ @7 xC2AF2E@[ D@>6 DHF?8 E96:C 3@5:6D @G6C :ED >6E2= EC2:=6CD H:E9 62D6[ H9:=6 @E96CD E@DD65 FA 328D 2?5 92?565 FA E96:C D>2== 49:=5C6? DH255=65 :? H:?E6C 4@2ED]k^AmkAmQr@>6 FA[ 4@>6 FA[Q >:8C2?ED 2E@A E96 EC2:? 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