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Some Of The First Migrants From Caravan To Reach U.S. Border Are LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
Less than 1 percent of migrant caravan may reach border near San Diego in 5 days
Israel-Gaza border ignites after botched incursion; four dead
The flare-up, in which three Palestinian gunmen and a civilian in Israel were killed, threatened to derail efforts by the United Nations, Egypt and Qatar to broker a long-term truce and head off another major conflict in the impoverished enclave. Hamas, Gaza’s dominant Islamist movement, and other armed factions launched more than 300 rockets or mortar bombs across the border after carrying out a surprise guided-missile attack on a bus that wounded an Israeli soldier, the military said. Israel responded with dozens of air strikes against Gaza buildings including a Hamas intelligence compound and the Al-Aqsa Television studios, whose employees had received advance warnings from the military to evacuate.
Mattis to travel to Mexico border on Wednesday
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would travel to the border with Mexico on Wednesday following the deployment of thousands of troops to bolster President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. “I’ll visit the border tomorrow,” Mattis said before the start of a meeting with his Qatari counterpart. It will be Mattis’ first visit to the border since the military announced that over 7,000 U.S. troops would go to or near the border with Mexico as a caravan of Central American migrants slowly heads to the United States.
Central American migrants resume their march toward U.S. border
Trump’s Friday order, which went into effect on Saturday, means that migrants will have to present themselves at U.S. ports of entry to qualify for asylum and follow other rules unveiled on Thursday that seek to limit asylum claims. The caravan, made up mostly of Hondurans, started north again on Saturday morning following a rest of four days in Mexico City. There they were helped onto buses and trucks by authorities, who stopped traffic to ask motorists if they would take the migrants to the city of Queretaro, where a shelter was set up at a stadium.
Here's How Trump Can Secure the Border (And What Happens If He Doesn't)
Trump signs order denying asylum-seeking, illegal border crossers
Trump bans asylum for migrants who cross the border between official ports of entry
Trump Blocks Asylum For Immigrants Who Cross Border Illegally
Daily Digit: Pentagon says migrant caravan poses no threat, yet Trump’s border deployment may cost us $220 million
