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Weary, splintered, U.S.-bound migrant caravan embarks on Mexico's 'route of death'
Thousands of wary Central American migrants resumed their push toward the United States on Sunday, a day after arguments over the path ahead saw some travelers splinter away from the main caravan, which is entering a treacherous part of its journey through Mexico. The majority ...
Thousands of Central American migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, as immigration agents and police nibbled at the edges of the two caravans currently in the country. Mexican authorities haven't directly targeted the main caravan of about 4,000 migrants, and activists ...
U.S. will hold migrants in 'massive' tent cities, military will fire on violent ones: Trump
President Donald Trump said U.S. soldiers on the border with Mexico may fire on migrants who commit violence and that people who cross into the country illegally would be detained in "massive" tent cities, as he sought to rev up his base ahead of ...
Pressured by Europe as migrants surge, Morocco imposes entry permit rule for African travelers
Morocco, struggling with an influx of African migrants seeking passage to nearby Europe, on Thursday imposed a new rule requiring such travelers to fill out an online travel form for approval at least 96 hours before leaving home. The procedure on a website carrying the ...
Trump plans to deny asylum for migrants entering U.S. illegally in caravans
President Donald Trump was expected to announce on Thursday his plans to automatically deny asylum to migrants who try to enter the U.S. illegally between ports of entry — part of his latest election-season response to caravans heading toward the border. It was unclear whether ...
'Divisive Donald at his worst': Democrats, some Republicans blast Trump ad as racially charged
U.S. President Donald Trump faced scathing criticism on Thursday for an advertisement linking Democrats and immigrants to violent crime, as Democrats and some of his fellow Republicans blasting it as the most racially divisive political ad in three decades. The online ad features courtroom footage ...
4,000 U.S.-bound migrants to rest, hope to win mass transport to Mexico City
Thousands of Central American migrants in a caravan that has already advanced 250 miles (410 km) into Mexico hope they won't have to walk anymore, at least for a while. Red Cross personnel on Wednesday bandaged the swollen feet of Honduran farmer Omar Lopez in ...
Political 'stunt' denied as Trump stokes pre-election fear of immigrant 'invasion' to drive voters
Thousands of U.S. troops to stop an "invasion" of migrants. Tent cities for asylum seekers. An end to the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship. With his eyes squarely on next Tuesday's elections, President Donald Trump is rushing out hard-line immigration declarations, promises and actions as ...
U.S.-bound migrant caravan seeks transport as second group enters Mexico
More than 1,000 people in a second migrant caravan that forged its way across the river from Guatemala began walking through southern Mexico on Tuesday and reached the city of Tapachula — some 250 miles behind a larger group and more than 1,000 miles ...
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants U.S. citizenship to persons born on U.S. soil. It was passed by Congress in 1866 after the bloody Civil War between the North and pro-slavery South and ratified by three-fourths of the U.S. states two years later. The ...
Second U.S.-bound migrant group enters Mexico as main caravan resumes trek north
Hundreds of Central Americans following in the footsteps of a thousands-strong migrant caravan making its way toward the U.S. border crossed a river from Guatemala into Mexico on Monday, defying a heavy Federal Police presence deployed to patrol that country's southern frontier. A low-flying police ...
