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A migrant march in Mexico continues despite scrutiny of organiser’s arrest

Migrants and asylum seekers carry a banner that reads 'Exodus for justice' as they march out of Tapachula, Mexico, on August 6 [Edgar H Clemente/AP Photo]

A march has begun from the southern Mexican state of Chiapas northward to the central part of the country, in protest of policies that make legal immigration status difficult to achieve.

Wednesday’s march set out from the border city of Tapachula, near Guatemala, and nearly 300 migrants, asylum seekers and supporters took part.

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