
A Mexican official says the government plans to break up a caravan of more than 1,000 immigrants marching towards the U.S.

President Trump complained about the migration is a series of tweets over the past few days, threatening to pull out of NAFTA if Mexico doesn't stop the caravan.

On Monday, BuzzFeed spoke to an official with Mexico's National Institute of Immigration, who said that they plan to disband the caravan by Wednesday.

However, the group that organized the caravan, Pueblo Sin Fronteras, says some of the group will likely head towards the U.S. anyway. Many have already broken away from the main group.

Mexico says it will break up a caravan of migrants headed towards the U.S. Above, members of the caravan in Oaxaca on Tuesday

Trump has complained about the caravan in a series of tweets over the last few days. Trump is pictured above on Tuesday, during a meeting with Baltic leaders at the White House

On Sunday, a group of about a couple hundred men hopped on a freight train headed north - probably to try to enter the U.S.

Mexico's pledge to break up the group is probably symbolic, since the march is for all intents and purposes over. The main group, currently camping out in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, plans to stay there until Wednesday or Thursday, when they will likely take buses to the final official leg of the journey - a migrant rights symposium in the central Puebla state.

Officially, the Mexican government has said it is not heeding Trump's commands.

'We will act with complete sovereignty in enforcing our laws,' Navarrete Prida said Monday. 'Of course we will act ... to enforce our immigration laws, with no pressure whatsoever from any country whatsoever.'

The main group is currently camped out in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. On Sunday, a large group of men caught a train headed north, likely to get to the U.S. border faster. Above, a man cooks instant soup at the migrant camp on Tuesday

Mexico has pledged to break the group up by Wednesday, but that is likely just symbolic, since many have already branched off and hundreds plan to apply for asylum in Mexico anyway. Above, migrants sleeping at the camp on Tuesday

The last official leg of the journey will be to a migrants rights symposium in the state of Puebla. Above, a little girl awakens in the camp on Tuesday

In a statement issued late Monday, Mexico’s government said about 400 participants in the caravan had already been sent back to their home countries.

'Under no circumstances does the Mexican government promote irregular migration,' the Interior Ministry statement said.

It noted that Mexico considers the annual caravans to be 'a public demonstration that seeks to call attention to the migration phenomenon and the importance of respecting the rights of Central Americans'. The U.S. government has been kept fully informed of the situation, it said.

The department also said that unlike in previous years of the caravan, 'this time Mexican immigration authorities have offered refugee status' to participants who qualify. But it suggested it is not up to Mexico to keep people from going to the U.S. to apply for asylum.

In a statement issued late Monday, Mexico’s government said about 400 participants in the caravan had already been sent back to their home countries. Above, clothes left out to dry at the group's camp on Tuesday

Most of the more than 1,000 migrants come from Honduras. The caravan was organized to protest the mistreatment of immigrants. Above, their camp on Tuesday

Officially, Mexico says it is now bowing to Trump's commands about stopping the caravan. Above, two members of the caravan sleep at the camp on Tuesday

The group that organized the caravan hit out at Trump on Monday, saying he was being a bully and using their march to further his own agenda. Above, the migrant camp on Tuesday

'It is not this government’s responsibility to make immigration decisions for the United States or any other country, so it will be up to the appropriate authorities of the United States to decide whether to authorize the entry of the caravan participants to U.S. territory,' it said.

Navarette Prida had said earlier that he talked with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Monday. “We agreed to analyze the best means to handle flows of migration, in accordance with each country’s laws,” Navarrete Prida wrote in his Twitter account.

Nielsen later tweeted that their talk was focused specifically on the annual migrant caravan.

'Working with Mexican officials to address the yearly illegal alien caravan. Exploring all options,' she wrote.

The 'Stations of the Cross' migrant caravans have been held in southern Mexico for about 10 years. They began as short processions of migrants, some dressed in biblical garb and carrying crosses, as an Easter-season protest against the kidnappings, extortion, beatings and killings suffered by many Central American migrants as they cross Mexico.

The organized portions of the caravans usually don’t proceed much farther north than the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Some migrants, moving as individuals or in smaller groups, often take buses or trucks from there to the U.S. border.

On Monday, Pueblo Sin Fronteras responded to Trump's repeated attacks against the caravan.

The caravan has been the focus of President Trump's tweets over the last few days

Trump took to Twitter over the weekend to complain about a caravan marching towards the U.S. to take advantage of the country's 'weak' immigration laws.

He said Congress needs to pass 'proper Border legislation' immediately to stop these caravans from getting into the country. If necessary, Trump said Congress should go 'nuclear', which means only a majority would be needed to pass a bill into law.

Trump also threatened to pull out of NAFTA if Mexico doesn't stop the caravan and others like it.

Pueblo Sin Fronteras released a statement on Monday, saying Trump was using their march to push his own agenda.

Central American migrants taking part in a caravan called "Migrant Via Crucis" towards the United States take a bath at a sports field in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on April 3, 2018

Central American migrants hold their children as they take a break from traveling in their caravan, as they journey to the U.S., in Matias Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico April 3, 2018

Central American migrants gather to talk while they take a break from traveling in their caravan, on their journey to the U.S., in Matias Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico April 3, 2018

A Central American migrant and her daughter taking part in a caravan called "Migrant Via Crucis" towards the United States remain inside a tent at a sports field in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on April 3, 2018

Central American migrants taking part in a caravan called "Migrant Via Crucis" towards the United States take a bath at a sports field in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on April 3, 2018

Central American migrants prepare food as they take a break from traveling in their caravan, on their journey to the U.S., in Matias Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico April 3, 2018

Central American migrants receive donated clothes as they take a break from traveling in their caravan, on their journey to the U.S., in Matias Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico April 3, 2018

'On April 1st, the U.S. President opportunistically invoked refugee caravans as a pretext for threatening immigrants already in the country, specifically DACA recipients, with a so-called “Nuclear Option” to remove their protections from detention and deportation.

'Trump is trying to turn Central American refugees and other immigrant communities against each other, and use them as a bargaining chip with Mexico. In the face of this bullying and these threats of mass violence, we continue to stand in solidarity with displaced people of all races, ethnicities, creeds, abilities, and gender and sexual identities. We invite all those who envision a world where human rights are honored to join us,' the statement read.

Mexico routinely stops and deports Central Americans, sometimes in numbers that rival those of the United States. Deportations of foreigners dropped from 176,726 in 2015 to 76,433 in 2017, in part because fewer were believed to have come to Mexico, and more were requesting asylum in Mexico.

Mexico granted 3,223 asylum requests made in 2016, and 9,626 requests filed last year are either under review or have been accepted.