Mexican Cops Escort Thousands of Migrants as New Caravan Heads North Fearing Trump Will Close Border; Caravan of 3K Migrants Hope to Cross Southern Border into the US Before Possible Trump Win

Mexican Cops Escort Thousands of Migrants as New Caravan Heads North Fearing Trump Will Close Border:

Mexican authorities are escorting more than 3,000 migrants who began trekking their way north as part of a new migrant caravan, with each of the participants having the ultimate goal of reaching the U.S. border and requesting asylum or some other form of protected status.

The caravan confirmed Breitbart Texas’ exclusive reporting that activists were planning the caravan, which was set to begin on Sunday on the southern border of Mexico with Guatemala. As with prior caravans, members of Mexico’s National Guard and state police forces were on hand escorting the migrants and helping direct traffic as the group walked along various roads.

On Sunday, approximately 3,000 migrants, primarily from Central and South America began walking from the city of Hidalgo, Chiapas along paved highways on their way north. According to Mexican news outlets, the migrants claim to be trying to get to the border before the U.S. elections fearing that the possible arrival of Donald Trump to the White House could lead to a “closing of the border.”

One migrant, Miguel Salazar from El Salvador, told the Associated Press he feared opportunities to enter the United States as an asylum seeker would no longer be a possibility under a Trump administration.

“We are running the risk that permits might be blocked,” Salazar told the AP. The Salvadoran migrant went on to say he feared a Trump administration would stop granting appointments to migrants seeking asylum using the CBP One application. Currently, 1,450 migrants are admitted each day through seven land border ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The initial story by Breitbart Texas quoted intelligence information provided to this outlet by high-level sources within Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM), claiming that the caravan would depart on Sunday morning and was headed for Mexico City, from where migrants would largely disband and then take various modes of transportation on their way north. —>READ MORE HERE

Caravan of 3K migrants hope to cross southern border into the US before possible Trump win:

About 3,000 migrants were on their way to the US southern border by foot Sunday — as some made clear they wanted to reach the country before November’s election and a possible Donald Trump victory.

The caravan of potential border-crossers from a dozen Latin American nations embarked on the trip from Mexico’s southern border in hopes of seeking asylum in the US before Trump could harden the border if he wins the White House for a second time.

“We are running the risk that permits [to cross the border] might be blocked,” El Salvador migrant Miguel Salazar said.

He said he’s afraid a potential Trump administration could halt asylum-seekers from booking appointments through an app to enter the US legally by scheduling appointments at border posts where migrants can plead their case for asylum.

The app, called CBP One, works once migrants set foot in Mexico City or other northern Mexican states.

“Everyone wants to use that route” Salazar, 37, said.

Cuban migrant Oswaldo Reyna, 55, had harsher words for Trump as he took exception to the GOP nominee claiming migrants are trying to “invade” the US.

“We are not delinquents,” he said. —>READ MORE HERE

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