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Migrant activist Irineo Mujica, center, of the group Pueblo Sin Fronteras or People Without Borders, holds a megaphone as a Central American migrant speaks to reporters during a press conference Oct. 22, 2018, in Tapachula, Mexico. (Moises Castillo/AP)

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TIJUANA, Mexico — Thousands of Central Americans journeying toward the United States were 2,500 miles from their destination in October when they reached a moment of decision: Should they press on toward the U.S. border? Or should they stop and put down roots in Mexico, where the government offered to let them stay?

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and JULIE WATSON, Associated Press December 23, 2018