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The rush is on to take advantage of the Biden administration’s open door, before former President Donald Trump closes it. And the Associated Press appears to be downplaying the size of a new migrant caravan headed to the U.S.
From the Associated Press: CIUDAD HIDALGO, México (AP) — Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday, as they attempt to make it to the U.S. border.
Some of the members of the group said they hoped to make it to the U.S. border before elections are held in November, because they fear that if Donald Trump wins, he will follow through on a promise to close the border to asylum-seekers.
“We are running the risk that permits (to cross the border) might be blocked,” said Miguel Salazar, a migrant from El Salvador. He feared that a new Trump administration might stop granting appointments to migrants through CBP One, an app used by asylum-seekers to enter the U.S. legally — by getting appointments at U.S. border posts, where they make their cases to officials.
The app only works once migrants reach Mexico City, or states in northern Mexico.
The Associated Press described the group as “hundreds of migrants.” However, local reporters are stating the crowd is about 2,000 to 3,000 people from Africa and Central America.
🛑BREAKING A CARAVAN OF 2000 HAS LEFT THE SOUTH BORDER OF MEXICO HEADING TO USA🛑 Around 2000 migrants from the entities of central, and South America, has left today from the south border of Mexico in direction to the borders of the United States. Their statements were : Our… pic.twitter.com/ZbefCeEkmM
— Oscar El Blue (@Oscarelblue) July 21, 2024
Una nueva caravana integrada por unos 3 mil migrantes provenientes de países de Centroamérica, Suramérica y África partió este domingo de Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, para intentar cruzar todo el país y llegar a Estados Unidos.
Video: Reuters pic.twitter.com/Jp7urodqUm
— NMás (@nmas) July 22, 2024
Columnist Eunice Rendón wrote:
A new caravan made up of about 3,000 #migrantes from the countries of #Centroamérica , #Suramérica and #África left yesterday Sunday from the town of Ciudad Hidalgo, #Chiapas , to try to cross the entire country and advance to #EstadosUnidos . According to activists, this contingent is the largest in recent months and is made up mostly of families with minors in their arms.
The caravan leaves in the middle of the designation of #DonaldTrump as the Republican Party candidate for the presidential elections of 🇺🇸 and its threats of massive #deportaciones migrants entering irregularly and a harsher #políticamigratoria , of become president for the second time.
La caravana parte en medio de la designación de #DonaldTrump como candidato del partido republicano a las elecciones presidenciales de 🇺🇸 y sus amenazas de #deportaciones masivas de migrantes que ingresan de manera irregular y de una #políticamigratoria más dura, de llegar a la…
— Eunice Rendón (@EuniceRendon) July 22, 2024
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) reacted to the report in outrage, writing, “This is the result of “border czar” VP Harris putting a welcome mat at our Southern Border. Americans know that the Biden-Harris administration does not take the safety and security of our country seriously.”
This is the result of “border czar” VP Harris putting a welcome mat at our Southern Border.
Americans know that the Biden-Harris administration does not take the safety and security of our country seriously. https://t.co/Xb0XX43GNf
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) July 22, 2024
