President Trump has been tweeting about the big caravan of migrants who intend to show up at the US border and attempt to gain entry both legally and illegally. The government of Mexico had pretty much been doing nothing about it. But, now, it appears that they might possibly be doing something, which has made the Washington Post’s Joshua Partlow and David Agren, plus whichever editor wrote the headline, a bit TDS
That caravan of migrants Trump was tweeting about? Mexico stopped it.
The Mexican government on Monday evening moved to break up the caravan of migrants moving through southern Mexico, with immigration officials registering the travelers and suggesting some could receive humanitarian visas while others would have to leave Mexico.
The caravan, estimated at more than 1,000 migrants, many from Central America, has gained increasing visibility because of tweets by President Trump that have criticized Mexico for not doing more to stop the flow of migrants to the southern border of the United States.
The larger group, in Oaxaca, was being registered by immigration officials on Monday, according to people traveling with the group. An official from Mexico’s National Institute of Migration told BuzzFeed News that Mexico plans to disband the caravan by Wednesday and that some vulnerable people, such as pregnant women or those with disabilities, would receive humanitarian visas, while the rest will be expected to leave Mexico within 10 days or apply for permission to remain in Mexico for a month.
So, it hasn’t really been stopped as of yet. In fact, another reporter notes
Gina Garibo, an organizer with Pueblos Sin Fronteras, said the caravan was not over. They will continue to travel towards the US with asylum seekers.
“We will continue,” Garibo said. “We have to follow through with our promise.”
— Adolfo Flores (@aflores) April 3, 2018
Nor is Trump trusting this in full
The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our “Weak Laws” Border, had better be stopped before it gets there. Cash cow NAFTA is in play, as is foreign aid to Honduras and the countries that allow this to happen. Congress MUST ACT NOW!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2018
What will happen? We’ll see. Mexico has much stricter illegal immigration laws than the U.S.
Hey, if some of them make it to the U.S., we can settle them next to California Governor Jerry Brown’s house.
A big reason we send Mexico welfare is to be used for border security, especially along the southern border. If they’re going to pull this shit then they obviously don’t need the money, or want it. Hope it was worth $320 Million, Mexico.