
Mexican federal officers have abandoned a blockade they formed on a bridge to prevent a caravan of thousands of Central American migrants from advancing. The officers ended a standoff after representatives from Mexico's National Human Rights Commission told police that a rural stretch of highway without shade, toilets or water was no place to hold negotiations. The migrants, keen to travel farther before the sun blazed at full midday strength, cheered as they made their way forward on foot. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News