People line up at a bus station in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Friday. For many aboard, this is the first part of a long journey toward the United States. - CNN
People line up at a bus station in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Friday. For many aboard, this is the first part of a long journey toward the United States. - CNN

Two days after Democrats routed Republicans in the US midterm elections, the American Embassy in El Salvador posted a stern reminder on social media.

"U.S. immigration laws remain in effect," the Spanish-language post read. "The midterm election results do not represent changes to current immigration policies."

Nevertheless, the Democratic "Blue Wave" appears to have encouraged some migrants to undertake a risky journey to the US. The hope for an easier passage to the United States was especially palpable this week among a pair of migrant caravans bound from Honduras and El Salvador.