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.
According to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the cost of illegal immigration is rising as the border surge reaches its highest level since 2011.
In a report published Wednesday, the organization said the cost to taxpayers is around $70,000 per illegal immigrant, which is about seven times more than the cost of deportation.
Mexico’s U.S. Ambassador — Geronimo Gutierrez — is blasting Democrats for saying everyone in the migrant caravan are all peaceful refugees seeking asylum.
On Tuesday, Gutierrez explained there have been multiple instances where migrants have been “very violent,” while rebelling against border authorities.
This comes after Mexican officials warned some
President Trump is considering building a “tent city” along the southern border as a possible solution to the approaching migrant caravan.
During an interview on Monday, the president explained the tents would be used to hold migrants who have applied for asylum while they wait for their case to go to trial. He added, very few asylum
Members of a migrant caravan recently forced their way through a gate at Mexico’s southern border.
According to Sunday reports, more than 100 Central American migrants forced their way through a customs gate connecting Guatemala and Mexico.
Officials said several Guatemalan police officers and migrants were injured as the group “pushed and kicked” its way through the gate.