Migrant Caravans

• Lawmakers call for probe into death of Guatemalan migrant girl held by U.S. Border Patrol

  U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz questioned whether the Border Patrol should have called for an air evacuation as soon as Jakelin Caal's father reported her distress.

  World

  Dec 18, 2018
  
• Honduran mom and kids shown fleeing from tear gas apply for U.S. asylum

  The family appeared in a widely circulated photograph as they fled tear gas thrown by U.S. authorities during a protest at the border last month.

  World

  Dec 17, 2018
  
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• U.S. fires tear gas at migrants, closes border at Tijuana for several hours

  Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries.

  World

  Nov 25, 2018
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• Mexico supports Trump’s plan to block migrants while claims are processed: report

  Trump has been seeking to block thousands of Central Americans travelling in caravans from entering the U.S.

  World

  Nov 24, 2018
• Trump complains about migrants, courts, trade in Thanksgiving call to troops

  The president also told the troops that the country is doing exceptionally well on his watch.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2018
• U.S. defence chief Jim Mattis says deploying troops at the border is good training for war

  He argued that it's analogous to a 1916 deployment to counter the Mexican revolutionary Gen. Francisco "Pancho" Villa.

  World

  Nov 15, 2018
• At 5,800 troops, the military force at the U.S. border with Mexico may have peaked: commander

  Military members have helped shore up the U.S. border ahead of the arrival of migrant caravans.

  Nov 15, 2018
• Republicans follow Trump’s lead, use migrant caravans to scare voters to the polls

  The migrant caravan has riled up President Trump, who is intensifying his efforts to frame the Nov. 6 elections around the threat he says illegal immigrants pose to Americans’ safety.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2018
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• U.S., Canada and Mexico should invest in Central America to tackle migration: Mexican president-elect

  Mexico's president-elect says he is suggesting to U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States, Canada and Mexico jointly tackle migration by agreeing to invest in development.

  World

  Oct 21, 2018
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• Migrant caravan swells to 5,000 as it marches through Mexico

  The migrants marched on through Mexico like a rag tag army of the poor, shouting triumphantly slogans like "Si se pudo!" or "Yes, we could!"

  World

  Oct 21, 2018