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brooklynite

(94,588 posts)
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:23 AM Apr 2018

That caravan of migrants Trump was tweeting about? Mexico stopped it.

Source: Washington Post

VERACRUZ, Mexico — The Mexican government on Monday evening moved to break up the caravan of migrants moving through southern Mexico, with immigration officials registering the travelers and suggesting some could receive humanitarian visas while others would have to leave Mexico.

The caravan, estimated at more than 1,000 migrants, many from Central America, has gained increasing visibility because of tweets by President Trump that have criticized Mexico for not doing more to stop the flow of migrants to the southern border of the United States.

The bulk of the migrant group — part of an annual caravan intended to raise awareness about the plight of people making the dangerous trek across Mexico toward the United States — is currently in the town of Matias Romero Avendano in the southern state of Oaxaca. A portion of the group rode by train to the neighboring state of Veracruz, according to caravan organizers, local officials and others, but it is unclear if that group has so far dispersed.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/04/02/trump-says-mexico-does-little-to-stop-migrants-on-its-southern-border-hes-wrong/?utm_term=.8ae7cb3b7de1

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That caravan of migrants Trump was tweeting about? Mexico stopped it. (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP
Hey Trumpy, I heard they are all in Taos, New Mexico now at the local KFC! FSogol Apr 2018 #1
Reminds me of a song BannonsLiver Apr 2018 #2
See.... 45*s diplomacy efforts worked groundloop Apr 2018 #3
This caravan is a yearly demonstration TomVilmer Apr 2018 #4
Those mothers sure do sound dangerous sdfernando Apr 2018 #6
Whew! That was close! FakeNoose Apr 2018 #5

FSogol

(45,488 posts)
1. Hey Trumpy, I heard they are all in Taos, New Mexico now at the local KFC!
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 11:44 AM
Apr 2018

Stroke Danger Time, hope they have the Dr. Romy "I'm a real doctor" Jackson on speed dial.

groundloop

(11,519 posts)
3. See.... 45*s diplomacy efforts worked
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 12:16 PM
Apr 2018


He'll be taking credit for this in tomorrow morning's round of tweets.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
4. This caravan is a yearly demonstration
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 12:31 PM
Apr 2018

What Trump thinks:
A Huge Caravan Of Central American Refugees Is Headed For The U.S. Border

What it is
The Caravan of Central American Mothers
A yearly caravan of mothers from Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala whose children have been disappeared in transit through Mexico to the United States. The Caravan of Central American Mothers travels to Mexico in search of their children and to raise awareness about the risks facing migrants traveling through the region. Since 2004 the Caravan has sought to put a human face on the issue of migration and to de-stigmatize the public perception of migrants.


sdfernando

(4,935 posts)
6. Those mothers sure do sound dangerous
Tue Apr 3, 2018, 05:36 PM
Apr 2018

Can the Spanky be any more ignorant?...strike that, I know the answer!

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