A small migrant caravan has set out from southern Mexico, heading north, but is unlikely to reach the U.S. border after authorities broke up two other small caravans headed to the United States over the weekend.

Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted to impose a US $42 immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships docking at any of the country’s ports.

Mexico's Congress has voted to impose a $42 immigration levy on cruise ship passengers, with two-thirds of the tax revenue allocated to the Mexican army, raising concerns about increased costs affecting the country's cruise port competitiveness.

Cruise ship passengers sailing to Mexico – home to one of the busiest ports in the world – could soon face a new tax of $42 per person, whether they disembark or not. Last week, Mexico's Congress voted in favor of the new immigration levy for every cruise ship passenger that docks in any of the country's ports,