A handful of the thousands of Central American migrants camped out at the U.S.-Mexican border waiting to plead their case for asylum in the United States launched a hunger strike on Thursday to protest the Mexican police blocking their way.
Members of the 6,000-strong caravan, mostly migrants from Honduras, have been sleeping outdoors, on cold floors or on mats in an overcrowded shelter since they arrived in Tijuana city across the border from San Diego, California, three weeks ago.
Mexican immigration authorities on Thursday began transporting some of the migrants via buses to a new shelter to help lessen the strain.
Under the immigration policies introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump, U.S. border officials say they may have to stay put in Mexico for months before they can petition the authorities.
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Hunger strike ? I thought they were starving?
ReplyDeleteStarve or go back to your Country. I am paying taxes for others support now and cannot survive from week to week for myself. I am a senior barely surviving so I don't need / can't support others.
ReplyDeleteIf they get hungry enough, they will eat. Their choice. Just ignore them, maybe they'll go away...
ReplyDeleteIt's a handful of people out of thousands. Pay no mind.
ReplyDeleteNews Agency's---"Ok reporters, I want you to go to Mexico and find some women and children. Does not matter that they are not in the caravan. Give them a few pesos and this script as to how to answer your questions and video it. Then bring it back and we will claim they are part of the caravan and they they suffering. That should do it." "A lie? Yes, but the public does not know that. Don't worry, you're getting paid"
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