FILE – In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
President Trump issues another stern warning to the group of illegal immigrants making its way north from Central America and promises big changes to the U.S. asylum system.
During a speech from the White House Thursday, the president told migrants in the caravan they are wasting their time and should turn around.
He also said the Army Corps of Engineers is building tent cities along the border to detain illegal immigrants calling it catch, but not release.
The president said the generosity of the U.S. is being taken advantage of and reiterated calls for merit based immigration system.
He also warned if any migrants in the caravan try to use rocks to break into the country like they did in Mexico, the U.S. military will consider them to be using firearms.
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