The National Guard used tear gas and batons to repel hundreds of Central American migrants attempting to enter Mexico by wading across the Suchiate River on Monday, but hundreds more successfully entered the country, although the majority were quickly detained. Taking advantage of low water levels, about 800 migrants decided to cross the river between […]
Mexico’s National Guard Blocks More Than 2,500 Migrants from Crossing at Guatemala Entry Point…
Mexican National Guard Turns Back Large Migrant Caravan Headed for U.S….
Mexican authorities stopped a caravan of about 2,000 migrants heading north for the United States, the latest action by their government to crack down on illegal immigration. In the southern Mexican city of Tapachula, a caravan of Central American, Caribbean, and African migrants embarked on foot for the U.S. on Saturday morning. After traveling for […]
Migrant Caravan Leaves Mexico City, with Eyes on March to U.S. Border…
The caravan of several thousand Central American migrants resumed their march Saturday toward the U.S. border, departing Mexico’s capital city on a trek north to where troops have been deployed by President Trump to stop them. The caravan, which now is made up of about 4,000 migrants, had been in Mexico City for the past […]