With intimate access, the film offers a raw look at the migrant caravans and the dangerous and difficult 2,600 mile journey traveling through Mexico where cartels, human traffickers, rape, and kidnaping are the norm. Our mission is to educate audiences on why so many are fleeing and to put a human face on immigration. 

 

WHY ARE THEY FLEEING?

 

Central America is in serious humanitarian crisis, it’s Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras rank among the most violent countries in the world. El Salvador and Honduras both have the highest murder rates in the world.  In 2017 the corruption, violent crime, and drug trafficking common in Central America had caused over 130,500 migrants to seek asylum. 

 

WHY THE CARAVAN?

 

The journey through Central America to the border between Mexico and the U.S is a dangerous one. The concept of safety in numbers made of traveling in a caravan the most appealing option for many. The caravan as we know it, began on October 12, 2018 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It began as just a few Honduran people but as word spread on social media, hundreds joined. By October 15 they had reached Guatemala-Honduras Border. By this point there were some 1,500 people and in the time it took to cross Guatemala and reach Tijuana and the Mexican border, the caravan grew to roughly 8,000 people. The sheer number of people on the caravan earned it comparisons to the biblical mass migration led by Moses and the title of Exodus.

 

ASYLUM PROCESS?

 

Concurrent with the surge of caravan migration originating in Central America, The United States has failed to provide enough resources to adequately attend to the number of asylum claims. For some of the asylum seekers the process has life or death ramifications as being sent back to their country of origin would but them in mortal danger. However, these desperate individuals are treated like they have done something wrong and are detained while they await their hearing. Some of the facilities where the immigrants are detained are often run by private corrections corporations that literally profit from the migrants confinement. The film will delve into the deep running flaws of an asylum system that can leave many in limbo for months on end simply because there are too many cases to process.