Some of the migrants, primarily from Central and South America, are reportedly motivated by a sense of urgency to reach the U.S. before January’s presidential inauguration.

A new caravan of about 1,500 migrants left southern Mexico in the early hours of Wednesday in an attempt to enter the United States before Donald Trump takes office, due to fears of border closures and massive deportations.

As fears grow over stricter immigration policies in the United States, thousands of migrants are making desperate efforts to reach the U.S.-Mexico border. Donald Trump’s return to power has sparked urgency among those seeking asylum,

Things are ramping up at the southern border as a new migrant caravan makes their way through Mexico. The Texas Land Commissioner has offered the Trump administration land to help with his mass deportation plan.

The caravan's participants include families traveling with children, facing risks such as dehydration and exhaustion in the region's searing heat.

About 1,500 migrants formed a new caravan Wednesday in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border.