Hundreds of migrants from a Central American “caravan” turned themselves in to the US Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas. They hope to still get asylum in the US, due to to a court challenge to President Donald Trump’s new policy. Groups of migrants, including families, showed up at an opening in the border fence […]
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US & Mexico agree on border policy to keep caravan migrants out while asylum is processed
The incoming Mexican government has reached a preliminary deal with the US, under which asylum seekers will have to wait on the Mexican side of the border while their requests are processed. Thousands are stranded there already. The plan unambiguously entitled ‘Remain in Mexico’ significantly changes US asylum regulations, which currently allow refugees to wait […]
Some migrants are considering job offers in Mexico after the caravan is stalled at the US border
Jose Cabezas/Reuters Some Central American migrants stalled at the US-Mexico border Saturday said they were considering job offers in Mexico in anticipation of difficulties with US authorities. The Mexican government has repeatedly offered jobs to the migrants, saying those who obtained legal status could occupy thousands of vacancies, mostly in the country’s “maquiladoras,” doing factory […]
Is there really a 'militia caravan’ traveling south to protect US border from marching migrants?
Most media outlets have published as fact claims that vigilante groups incited by Donald Trump are organizing themselves to confront the migrant caravan, but the story appears to be based on little more than an unverified boast. Variously named as “armed militias” and “far right activists,” some “gun-toting” groups have been reported as “forming their own caravan” […]
SNL Mocks Fox News' Caravan Fear-Mongering (Minus Baldwin's Trump)
SNL took aim at Fox News’ scare tactics leading up to next week’s midterm elections… but did so without Alec Baldwin’s President Trump. Saturday’s opening sketch featured Kate McKinnon as Fox News host Laura Ingraham, warning her viewers that a caravan of “dozens, maybe millions” of illegal immigrants is “headed straight for you and your […]
1,000s of troops & ‘beautiful’ razor wire: US border reinforced ahead of caravan approach (VIDEOS)
Sharp barbed wire fences are being erected along the US-Mexico border as thousands of US troops, supported by drones and choppers, prepare to repel what the country’s commander-in-chief called a looming migrant “invasion.” The first coils of the razor-sharp fence were unwound in the vicinity of McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge crossing in Texas on Friday, after […]
Thousands of migrants in the caravan turned down Mexico’s offer to get benefits and apply for refugee status, keep marching to the US border
AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto offered shelter, medical attention, schooling, jobs to Central Americans traveling in a caravan through his country, calling it a first step toward permanent refugee status. Authorities said more than 1,700 had already applied for refugee status. But several thousand turned down Nieto’s offer, continuing their march to […]
Debate over migrant ‘caravan’ ignores the real problem: Decades of destabilizing US foreign policy
With the US-bound caravan of Central American migrants being used as a political football ahead of the midterm elections, there’s one factor receiving scant attention: The role the US itself has played in destabilizing the region. US President Donald Trump has condemned the migrants, many of which began their journey in Honduras, calling some of […]
Ted Cruz suggested sending the National Guard to thwart the migrant caravan at the border, calling it a ‘serious threat’
Gary Williams/Getty Images US Sen. Ted Cruz suggested mobilizing the National Guard to the southern border where thousands of Central American migrants are making their way toward the US. Cruz suggested sending the National Guard or amassing more Border Patrol agents, citing former presidents. A United Nations spokesman said more than 7,000 migrants have joined the caravan. Trump […]
Don’t Believe Everything You See About the Migrant Caravan
A migrant caravan traveling through Mexico is the latest news event to be weaponized online. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bcf916a34b0f849058a827e/master/pass/Caravan-1052757996.jpg