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Normalcy returns to Guatemala-Mexico border after caravan
Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway
U.S.-bound migrant caravan in tense standoff at border between Mexico and Guatemala
Honduran migrant caravan rumbles on through Guatemala
More than 1,000 Honduran migrants broke through a police barrier on the border with Guatemala on Thursday in a bid to join hundreds of others heading for the United States. The latest Central American migrant caravan formed despite increased attempts by President Donald Trump to keep them out of the US. Last year the US signed a deal with Guatemala that obliges migrants traveling through it and seeking asylum in the US to first request protection in the Central American nation.
Mexico ramps up border security to block migrant caravan
Mexico deployed around 200 National Guard officers to the Guatemalan border on Friday in an effort to block a huge migrant caravan traversing Central America toward the United States. According to Guatemala’s new President Alejandro Giammattei, Mexico has vowed to use “everything at its disposal” to stop the convoy from entering its territory. The Mexican troops were stationed at the town of Ciudad Hidalgo, one of the main crossing points into the country from its southern neighbor.
One year on, migrant caravan leaves unexpected legacy
A year ago, thousands of Central American men, women and children chasing the American dream arrived in Mexico in a massive caravan that has left a lasting legacy — just not the one people generally thought it would. Fleeing chronic poverty and brutal gang violence at home, they banded together in hopes of finding safety in numbers against the dangers of the journey, including criminal gangs that regularly extort, kidnap and kill migrants. The images made an impact around the world: carrying their meager belongings on their backs, many migrants pressed small children to their chests or held them by the hand.
Caravan of 2,000 migrants detained in southern Mexico
2020 candidate Tim Ryan leads gun control caravan to Mitch McConnell
Tough trek for Central American migrant caravan heading through Mexico to U.S. border
New migrant caravan forming could be largest caravan yet
Guatemalan Intelligence Secretary Mario Duarte weighs in on the latest caravan and what Guatemala is doing to protect and control the movement of these migrants.
