Bus
- If you don’t have some sort of valid identity document, like passport or migration form, it is possible that you will be denied access to the bus
- There are INM checkpoints in the main routes leading into border states
- The routes are insecure and there are also organized crime checkpoints
Train
- The train known as “La Bestia” (The Beast) does not have a defined time schedule. Hence, many days can pass waiting for it
- Many of the accidents happen in the process of jumping on and off the moving train. Most migrants board between 10 and 15 trains during their trip to border cities.
- Organized crime is strongly present in the train routes, they board the train to rob, extorsion and kidnap migrants.
- During the train journey and in the cities where there are train stops, migration officials are strongly present, ready to detain migrants who have entered in an irregular way.
By foot/walking
- Mexico is a country with a huge dimension and with a great variety of weather and climate conditions, hence, the person attempting to cross by foot risks their life, by not having the necessary means to achieve it.
- Walking long distances without the proper means can lead to dehydration, sore feet, heat strokes, among many other problems.
- Furthermore, the migration can be a victim of organized crime due to a lack of knowledge of the route and the place where he is walking.