Tag Archives: Central American caravan

2,000 Central Americans Enter into Mexico

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     A caravan of more than 2,000 undocumented Central American migrants – mostly from Honduras – entered Mexico from Guatemala in the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 18. The caravan crossed into Mexico through the Rodolfo Robles Valverde Bridge in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, with about half the members refusing to comply with standard passport

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Tensions Mount along Border as US Closes Access, Mexico Says It Will Deport Assailants

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     After about 500 mostly Central American migrants rushed the border near Tijuana, Baja California, in the late afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 24, U.S. authorities responded with a dispersal of tear gas the closing of the main point of entry into California, blocking off the major port of entry into San Ysidro, California, on Sunday afternoon

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Mexico to Host Central American Migrants during Processing: Deal or No Deal?

By THE PULSE NEW MEXICO STAFF     Conflicting reports as to whether the incoming administration of Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has made a closed-door deal with the government of U.S President Donald Trump that would require the growing throngs of Central American asylum seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border to remain in Mexico while their cases are reviewed continue to

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Trump Authorizes Possible Use of Deadly Force at Border

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF     In an unexpected escalation of tensions along the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Thursday, Nov. 22, that he would authorize the use of lethal force, if necessary, by military troops currently stationed along the California, Arizona and Texas borders. He also said that, if the situation with a mounting caravan of

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