Donald Trump sends 5,000 additional troops to the Mexican border

Washington –

To deter thousands of migrants from Central America, the United States has sent more than 5,200 more troops to their Mexican border. They would be stationed at the southern border by the end of the week, said US General Terrence O. Shaughnessy at the Pentagon. These forces should support CBP and strengthen the more than 2,000 National Guard soldiers already deployed at the border. Currently, thousands of migrants are walking towards the US border.

"We will not let them into this country," US President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel Monday night (local time). "They are wasting their time." If migrants reach the United States and seek asylum there, they will be held in tent camps until the end of the trial. "We are going to build tent cities, we are going to set up tents everywhere." They will not build solid buildings for "hundreds of millions of dollars" for asylum seekers.

Trump stressed that if migrants do not benefit from asylum, they should leave the country again. As soon as this practice spreads, there would be a lot less people. Trump criticized the fact that, according to previous practice, asylum seekers could go into hiding. "The problem is that they release them and that they have an affair three years later and no one shows up."

General O 'Shaughnessy said the soldiers should be logistically available to CBP officials, but they are armed. Among the soldiers, there were pioneers who had heavy equipment and medical personnel. Helicopters would also be moved to the southern border. "Our orders are very clear," said the general. "We will secure the border," said Kevin McAleenan, president of CBP. "We must prepare for the arrival of a very large group."

Trump speaks of "invasion"

Trump had previously urged migrants from Central America to repent. "If you like, go back," he wrote on Twitter. "It's an invasion of our country and our army is waiting for you!" Among the "caravan" of migrants were "many gang members and very nasty people". The migrant group continued its journey south of Mexico.

The migrants returned Monday on a trail of about 60 kilometers in southern Mexico. Women and children in particular were transported, inter alia, in Red Cross vehicles. Other migrants could travel in trucks or vans. According to estimates, the train would have already connected 3,000 to 5,000 people from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

A group left in the Honduran town of San Pedro Sula on October 13, and more and more migrants joined the group. Your destination is the United States. Most want to reach the border town of Tijuana, which is about 3,500 kilometers on Monday. There are shorter routes to the US border; However, they cross the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas and Nuevo León, in the east of the country, much more dangerous because of clashes between Mexican drug cartels.

Despite Trump's threats, more and more people have reached the border between Guatemala and Mexico. Thousands of migrants gathered at the border with Tecún Umán this weekend and clashed with the police. A 26-year-old Honduran was fatally wounded by a rubber bullet in his head. It is unclear whether he was injured during the deployment of police officers from Guatemala or Mexico. On Monday, about 1,500 migrants crossed the Suchiate River to swim.

The former border authorities detained them for a short time and then let them leave.
Trump has made the march of migrants a campaign issue. It seems possible that he will act before the parliamentary elections on November 6 in order to score points among his Republican electorate. However, the so-called caravan of migrants is not expected to arrive before the US border elections. (AP)