US arrests nearly 200,000 undocumented migrants in 2 months

Rafts ferry migrants across the Suchiate river at the Mexico-Guatemala border. Mexico has detained 74,000 undocumented migrants since December 1, of whom 53,000 have been deported Almost 200,000 undocumented migrants were arrested in March and April after crossing the Mexico-United … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 May 2019

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Greetings from Tyler, It’s been pretty intense this week. We found out that chairman Kim (according to South Korean sources) put to death some of those who negotiated with President Trump’s team when the summit ended without progress in Vietnam. … Read More

Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants ‘STOP’

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President Trump on Thursday abruptly announced a new 5 percent tariff on Mexicobeginning in early June, saying the levy will “gradually increase” until the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border is “remedied” and illegal migrants “STOP.” “On June 10th, the United States … Read More

Migrant caravan goes global, attracts refugees from across world trying to enter US

TAPACHULA, Mexico – Last October, when the first major caravan of mostly Central American migrants rushed Mexico’s southern border and made its way to Tijuana, officials here said it was the beginning of what has become a constant flow of unprecedentedly large migrant groups bound for … Read More

Pope donates $500,000 for migrants stranded in Mexico

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Thousands of people from Central America are using any means necessary to reach the US -EPA Pope Francis has donated $500,000 (£387,000) to help migrants stranded in Mexico as they try to reach the US border, the Vatican said. The … Read More

‘Mother of all caravans’ heads north: 10K migrants due in Mexico City any day

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A massive caravan of approximately 10,000 migrants traveling through Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States is expected to arrive in Mexico City this week, according to local media reports on the group’s movements. The group has been described by Mexico’s … Read More

Central American migrants wearing out their welcome in several Mexican towns

Several towns in Mexico where Central American migrants have been congregating are showing the strains of taking care of the mass of humanity. In many cases, the Mexican citizens are as poor and as desperate as the migrants. That hasn’t … Read More

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