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UPDATED 6:34 AM PT — Friday, January 17, 2019
The new migrant caravan from Central America has crossed Mexico’s southern border, marking a milestone in its mission to reach the United States.
On Thursday, Mexican authorities said nearly 1000 migrants crossed into Ciudad Hidalgo, where they began the process to obtain humanitarian visas.
President Trump responded to the reports of
President Trump is threatening to use his executive power to declare the border crisis a national emergency if Congress fails to come to an agreement on funding.
Prior to his departure for Texas, the president insisted a strong border is needed, adding, a wall or steel barrier is essential to border security in order to stop people from entering the country illegally.
The president went on to say he would rather work with Congress in order to secure funding for the wall, however, he is
Another migrant caravan is forming in Honduras and is preparing to head north. According to reports, the group of about 15,000 people is set to leave the Central American country on January 15, 2019. Migrants from El Salvador and Guatemala are expected to join them.
Advocacy groups said the new caravan will likely stay in southern Mexico, where the country’s president has promised them visas and employment.
President Trump continues his push for a southern border wall amid the ongoing government shutdown over border security funding.
In a tweet Sunday, the President said the only way to stop drugs, gangs, human trafficking, criminal elements and more from coming into the country is with a wall or barrier.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Trump administration is taking historic action to confront the wave of migrants at the border.
On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced that Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be sent to Mexico while their cases are being processed.
President Trump is continuing to push Democrats to support national security by funding the construction of a border wall.
The president tweeted a video Thursday, calling out Democrats for moving farther left in recent
President Trump is touting the newly built segments of the border wall for helping stop the recent migrant caravans.
In a tweet Tuesday, the president said despite the large caravans forming and heading to the U.S., migrants
President Trump is still threatening to cut off foreign aid to the Central American nations, whose citizens have become involved in caravans headed to the U.S. border.
During a rally Sunday, the president claimed the leaders of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala may have stolen millions of dollars worth of U.S. aid.
According to reports, the U.S. donated more than $100 million to El Salvador and Honduras in 2017 as well as about $250 million to Guatemala.
This comes just weeks after the president blasted those nations for not stopping their people from migrating north.
Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, travel during the night on a truck in Orizaba, Veracruz state, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The migrant caravan approaching the U.S. has split into several groups.
At least 3,000 migrants from the original caravan have applied for asylum in Mexico, while hundreds more have reportedly returned home, according to Mexican authorities.
President Trump reaffirms that U.S. troops stationed at the border will arrest migrants if they become violent.
The President reaffirmed the group will not pass into the U.S. on Friday, just days after the White House deployed over 5,000 troops to secure the border.
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Huntington, W.Va., and Indianapolis for campaign rallies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)