Border with the United States: Trump threatens illegal immigrants by force of arms

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UPresident S-President Donald Trump has announced a hard line against migrants who enter the United States illegally and ask for asylum. Trump told the White House Thursday that migrants seeking asylum should do so at one of the border crossings. "Those who choose to break our laws and enter illegally will no longer be able to automatically access our land with unsubstantiated claims."

Trump announced in Washington that he would be signing a decree next week. When asked what it would imply, the Republican remained vague. If his plans would comply with the applicable law, he remained initially uncertain. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, anyone residing in the United States can apply for asylum, whether or not they enter one of the border posts.

At present, thousands of people from Central America belong to several groups and head for Mexico to the US border. They were however Thursday, about 1,300 kilometers from the United States flying a bird. Donald Trump wants Latin Americans to be arrested in tent cities and said parents and children should stay together. Under the current law, children must not be detained for more than 20 days.

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Trump ordered the Pentagon, because of the migrants, to send the army to the border. At the end of the week, approximately 5,200 soldiers will be posted there. Trump said the number could be considerably higher. Soldiers should help the border guard in his logistical tasks. Do not stop migrants. The soldiers are armed.

Trump said on Thursday that if the migrants become violent and throw stones, the soldiers will "push back". He told the military that they should treat throwing stones as if the migrants were carrying weapons. He hinted that soldiers could open fire on humans, but did not say so explicitly.

"They do not seek protection"

A Pentagon spokesperson did not comment on the details of the use of force on demand. Soldiers are "skilled professionals" who have the right to defend themselves, he said. He stressed that the troops were supporting the border guard at the border and that it was the task of the border guards to enforce the legislation.

Trump also said that people clearly had no legitimate reason to seek asylum from the Mexican government. "They are not asking for protection because if they did, they could get it from Mexico," said the US president. "Mexico has agreed to welcome them and encourage them to stay, but they do not want to stay, they want to come to the US It is no longer safe – and asylum, that is, is security. "

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Migrants can seek asylum in Mexico. There is no guarantee that their application will be accepted. According to the Mexican organization "Puebla Sin Fronteras", the asylum applications of Central American nationals in Mexico are rejected to 80%.

Meanwhile, one of the migrant groups in Mexico has changed course. At one vote, it had been decided to take the direction of the state of Veracruz, reported the organization "Pueblo Sin Fronteras" in the Thursday night on Facebook. The group, which would number between 3,500 and 5,000 people, originally wanted to run from the city of Juchitán to the capital of the state of Oaxaca.

The bad infrastructure on the road, but have led to the change of the road, said in a message. The next target group is the town of Matías Romero, still in the state of Oaxaca. In the next stage, the migrants would cross the border to go to Veracruz.

The state of the east coast is considered very dangerous, especially for often defenseless migrants. In this state, drug gangs at war regularly engage in armed clashes. The peoples of Central America are an easy target for raids and kidnappings.