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Asylum Shopping is Back: Migrants in Newest Caravan Reject Mexican Humanitarian Visas

Matthew Tragesser — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:23:19 +0000

Migrants in the newest caravan departing from southern Mexico to the United States recently rejected humanitarian visas from the Mexican government. These actions reveal that many members of the group are not bona fide asylum seekers and asylum country shopping is returning under the Biden administration. According to a new report from Reuters, members of [...]

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Biden Warms Up Central American Caravans

Bob Dane — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:18:25 +0000

Guatemalan and Mexican authorities blocking northbound caravans (for now) appear to be taking illegal immigration more seriously than incoming President Joe Biden. In Guatemala, security forces broke up a group of 4,000 mostly Honduran migrants on Monday. The day before, a Mexican general assailed “cynics, opportunists and social hit men [who]promote irregular migration.” “Guatemala’s message [...]

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New Honduran Migrant Caravan Forms: Wasn’t This Predictable?

Dave Ray — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:40:11 +0000

In what might be a glimpse of things to come, a new migrant caravan has formed in the northern Honduran city of San Pedro de Sula and, according to its participants, is bound for the U.S. Migrants are claiming that they are fleeing the destruction unleashed by two hurricanes on several Northern Triangle countries, but [...]

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Honduran Migrant Caravan Disbands As Regional Agreements Work

Ira Mehlman — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:31:26 +0000

More than 3,000 economic migrants started out from Honduras last week hoping to reach the U.S. border where they planned to ask for political asylum. Unlike earlier caravans, where many of the migrants made it to the U.S. border, this latest attempt at an organized large-scale incursion never made it out of Honduras. Under agreements [...]

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One Migrant Caravan Disbanded. But What About The Next One?

Madison McQueen — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:30:18 +0000

On October 1, 3,000 Honduran migrants forced their way past police and soldiers as they crossed into Guatemala on their way to the U.S. southern border, but they didn’t make it far. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei ordered the migrants to be detained and returned to Honduras, citing the significant health risks to Guatemalans amidst the [...]

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A New Migrant Wave is Building, Criminals Included

Bob Dane — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 22:26:58 +0000

A downward trend in apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border appears to be ending. Like the predictable summer monsoons, a seasonal rise in northbound migration is on the horizon. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that apprehensions edged up in February after a seven-month decline. Unaccompanied alien children and single adults led the way. Despite [...]

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