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ripcord

(5,378 posts)
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 06:33 PM Jan 2020

Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing over the border span

Source: KUSI News

On Saturday, babies cried and tempers flared as hundreds of Mexican National Guardsmen blocked the path of thousands of migrants. Guatemalan authorities estimated 2,500 migrants were on the bridge over the Suchiate, or attempting to get onto the bridge.

As the crowd swelled, amid shoves, Mexican officials allowed several dozen migrants to enter the country in groups of 20, while a voice over a loudspeaker warned migrants against trying to slip into Mexico without passing through immigration filters.

Mexico again finds itself in the role of immigration enforcer as Central Americans desperate for a better life try to make their way north, while Mexico’s biggest trade partner — the United States —insists that Mexico prevent those migrants from reaching the U.S. border.

Mexico’s National Migration Institute said via Twitter on Saturday that it had reinforced multiple points along the country’s southern border to assure “safe, orderly and regular immigration.” It also said it was using drones to monitor the region.

Hundreds of guardsmen lined the river to prevent migrants from crossing into Mexico clandestinely. The voice on the loudspeaker warned, over and over, that those aiming to transit through Mexico may not be granted asylum in the U.S., even if they make it there.

Read more: https://www.kusi.com/mexico-blocks-hundreds-of-migrants-from-crossing-over-the-border-span/



Another caravan of around 3000 is behind this group, they are going to have a humanitarian crisis there soon.
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Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing over the border span (Original Post) ripcord Jan 2020 OP
Oh by the way is that beautiful wall finished yet? nt doc03 Jan 2020 #1
It is getting there... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #2
What about the one in Colorado? doc03 Jan 2020 #3
Heheheh! Newest Reality Jan 2020 #6
Mexico is having a hard time coming up with the money. LogicFirst Jan 2020 #7
Mexico had become evertonfc Jan 2020 #4
It is basically self defense. ManiacJoe Jan 2020 #5

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
2. It is getting there...
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 06:59 PM
Jan 2020

Except it is the one that is dividing the country that's getting built, not the steel fence between the US and Mexico, yet.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
5. It is basically self defense.
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 07:49 PM
Jan 2020

Trumps administration is not going to let these large groups of immigrants into the USA, which means if Mexico lets them into Mexico then Mexico has to deal with the mass crisis when they are blocked at the USA border.

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