QUERETARO, Mexico—Hundreds of Central American migrants resumed their march north through Mexico en route to the U.S. border. The caravan, made up mostly of Hondurans, started north again on the morning of Nov. 10 following a rest of four days in Mexico City.
There, the migrants were helped onto buses and trucks by authorities, who stopped traffic to ask motorists if they would take the migrants to the city of Querétaro, where a shelter was set up at a stadium.
Some of the migrants are set to arrive to the border city of Tijuana on Nov. 12, while others later in the week to Reynosa and other border towns, according to migrant shelters.
Plan to Limit Asylum-Seekers
Migrants who attempt to cross illegally into the United States from Mexico won’t be eligible to claim asylum, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a new rule announced on Nov. 8. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation issuing the rule on Nov. 9.“The United States has a long and proud history of offering protection to aliens who are fleeing persecution and torture and who qualify under the standards articulated in our immigration laws, including through our asylum system and the Refugee Admissions Program. But our system is being overwhelmed by migration through our southern border,” Trump said.
“Failing to take immediate action to stem the mass migration the United States is currently experiencing and anticipating would only encourage additional mass unlawful migration and further overwhelming of the system.”
