Most of the migrant caravan is stuck on the bridge near the Mexican border

Telegraph:
Thousands of migrants making their way towards the United States remain stuck on a river crossing between Guatemala and Mexico without food or water.

The migrants, part of a caravan of around 4,000 people, have vowed to remain there until Mexican authorities grant them entry into the country despite conditions on the bridge worsening with a growing pile up of rubbish and no bathrooms.

Tensions flared on the Suchiate river crossing late on Friday when the migrants attempted to force their way across the border and Mexican riot police threw tear gas at the crowd.

Meanwhile, many Hondurans, mostly men, swam across the river and remain on the river bank on Saturday, on the Mexican side of the border, waiting for the rest of the caravan to cross.

Around 200 people who did manage cross, mainly women and children, were taken to an immigration center, where their details were recorded.

They were later transported to a convention center located in the city of Tapachula, an hour’s drive from the border, that has been turned into a makeshift shelter.

The remaining migrants - thought to be around 3,000 in number - have also moved about 30 feet back from the Mexican border gate, in order to avoid repeating the chaos caused on Friday night.

Selvin Flores, a 35-year-old Honduran shopkeeper, said people who "were causing disorder" have been expelled from the group and handed over to Guatemalan police.
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Mr Trump on Saturday blamed "obstructionist" Democrats for the failure to tackle the issue. "We could write up and agree to new immigration laws in less than one hour. Look at the needless pain and suffering that they are causing. Look at the horrors taking place on the Border," he said.
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So far, Mexico appears to be acting responsibly.  The migrants are close to Venezuela, but for some reason are not interested in going to a socialist paradise.  Some on should ask Bernie Sanders why that is as well as other US socialists.

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