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On Friday, the caravan of migrants from at least 3,000 people collapsed at the Guatemalan border with Mexico and headed for a bridge to Mexico. (October 19)
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epa07104769 Honduran migrants settle in Tecun Uman Park in Escuintla, Guatemala, on October 19, 2018, before continuing on to Mexico . The migrants, hoping to arrive in the United States in better living conditions, slept in an open-air theater and in the Catholic Church of Tecun Uman, a few kilometers from the Suchiate River, which divides Guatemala and Mexico, where a group of migrants has already begun a new stage of the crossing. EPA-EFE / ESTEBAN BIBA ORG XMIT: GU502 (Photo: ESTEBAN BIBA, EPA-EFE)

A caravan of migrants bound for the United States collapsed Friday and sank on a bridge at the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala According to the press, the Mexican and Guatemalan forces of order were very present

Travelers, composed of 1,500 to 4,000 people, mostly from Honduras, finally stopped at the crossing of the river, . video broadcast by the Spanish-speaking Telemundo network, based in the United States

Some members of the caravan became so desperate that they jumped off the bridge in an attempt to seize one makeshift rafts that other migrants used to cross the river and travel to Mexico.

"An incredible view of the Mexican border … tear gas … throwing stones … a caravan wants to enter … can not enter at the moment," commented Telemundo presenter José Díaz-Balart on Twitter, [19659008] with the caravan, showed the Mexican police lined up along the fence holding her against the waves of migrants trying to sneak up.

Participants in the caravan shouted that they were the target of tear gas, but the video does not know if this was happening. The Mexican authorities vowed to hurt or mistreat any of the migrants, but the tension mounted on Friday.

The group was about to begin a 1,100 mile stay at the US border that President Donald Trump presented a key argument in favor of his border policy at rallies leading to the mid-term elections.

In a series of tweets this week, he angrily threatened to cut aid to Central America and close the southern border with Mexico if their respective governments failed to manage the situation.

The Associated Press initially reported that thousands of migrants had stopped about two blocks from the Canada-Mexico border post before turning around, claiming that they would wait about an hour.

The border post, reports the AP, is guarded by a heavy security force and high metal doors. Dozens of Mexican policemen are on the border bridge, and hundreds of others behind them. In Guatemala, government authorities closed the border door and stood guard with dozens of soldiers and two armored jeeps.

The Mexican ambbadador to Guatemala said that his country had decided to apply an "entry counting" policy, thousands of migrants claim

Mexican government officials have tried to enforce their immigration laws, treat migrants in a humane manner and not further upset an unhappy white house.

The migration crisis on the southern border of Mexico is happening in the same way. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Mexico City on a planned trip.

Pompeo met with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray, who proposed that Mexico collaborate with the UN refugee agency to deal with the caravan of mostly Honduran migrants – fleeing the poverty and violence – before you can go to the US-Mexico border. The State Secretary is also due to meet with the new Foreign Secretary, Marcelo Ebrard, who has been appointed to the office of the President-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who will take office on 1 December. .

that Mexico deals with, and I have expressed it to Secretary Pompeo. We are a sovereign country. Mexico's migration policy is expressed by Mexico, "said Videgaray in a joint statement with Pompeo.

" We have the rule of law and we will enforce the law, but we will also treat the caravan in a humane manner. . "

For his part, Pompeo said:" We are now reaching a point that seems to be a moment of crisis – a record number of migrants.

"The challenge of securing our southern border is also a challenge to US sovereignty, we need to correct US laws to deal with it properly too … President Trump said we need to tackle this problem in our own country. country to make sure that we do it well, to substantially improve the relations between our two countries. "

The mbad of migrants arrived in the border town of Guatemala, Tecún Umán, where they slept in the streets and in a park and prepared on Friday to cross the Suchiate River – which separates Mexico and Guatemala – and head north to the US border.These migrant caravans are not uncommon as people heading north seek safety in number as the road through Mexico is full of risks such as kidnapping, rape and extortion.

A caravan of more than 1,500 Honduran migrants moves north after crossing the border Honduras entered Guatemala on October 15, 2018 in Esquipulas, Guatemala. (Photo: John Moore, Getty Images)

Mexico stated that only authorized ID holders would be allowed to enter the country and sent two people in charge of the federal police in the region, often neglected to the point the migrants simply cross the river in rafts up to Mexico without having to go through customs.

A senior Mexican official said his government would ask the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help identify "legitimate" asylum requests made by the migrants in the group. caravan.

For more information: The Trump Government Supports Plan to Fight Caravan of Migrants in Mexico

Some Mexicans have wondered if the plan of action is the same. acceptance of so many asylum applications would work. given the current backlog of requests and the slow processing process.

In recent years, Mexico has been inundated with many asylum applications, with many Central Americans considering Mexico as their destination country or preferring not to risk crossing an increasingly strong US border. The country has accepted 14,596 applications in 2017, more than six times the number of applications received in 2104. In February, the National Human Rights Commission warned of "the imminent collapse of the refugee protection system in Mexico ", with half of the applications still remaining.

According to the Mexican government's plan, migrants whose asylum applications are rejected would be immediately repatriated to Honduras and other countries, the Mexican ambbadador to the United States said on Thursday. Gerónimo Gutiérrez, in a "special report" of Fox News.

"We want to make sure these demands are legitimate," he said, noting that a handful of migrants had already applied for asylum in Mexico.

"We want to make sure these demands are legitimate," he said.

The Mexican government warned the participants of the caravan "against serious risks" by entering illegally in Mexico, including: the presence of networks of traffickers of human beings. Migrants in transit in Mexico often fall prey to police and criminal gangs and suffer from indignities such as kidnappings, rapes and extortions.

Deterring migrants from traveling to the North is difficult, but the risks are often enormous. remaining in the country.

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"The Majority of People We See [leave ] in El Salvador and Honduras, mainly Violence is always due to violence, "said Rick Jones, Youth and Migration Advisor at Catholic Relief Services, El Salvador.

Videgaray and Ebrard have stated that development in Central America was the solution to end emigration in Central America [19659008] In his successful campaign, López Obrador said: "We will not do the dirty work of a government "Earlier this week, he had stated that his administration would provide the Central Americans with working visas and claiming that development in the region was necessary to prevent people to leave.

Ebrard, the new foreign minister, said that Mexico could not let the caravan pbad, although he told the Mexican media political calculation "considering the mid-term elections -mandat next month.

The US government provides Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador with $ 1.1 billion in foreign aid, according to the Washington office on Latin America. The homicide rate has reached 80 per 100,000 population in recent years, but has recently declined.

Corruption is rampant though. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, and several family members accused of corruption, later decided to end the work of a UN anti-impunity commission, which was targeting members of the clbad. country's politics.

The National Party of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is accused of receiving misappropriated money from the country's social security for his 2013 campaign, he won the contested elections of 2017, after which he had sent the police to repress the protesters. The US's stifled reactions recently to corruption and human rights abuses in Central America have left some observers questioned about exacerbating an already serious situation that has led to out-migration.

"You have alleged more than 100 million dollars of corruption scandals in the country with little evidence that the ruling elites have changed anyway," said Mike Allison, expert on Central American politics. University of Scranton. "The United States should be more concerned about the message to send."

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