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Mexico's National Guard prevents migrants who walked across the river from making their way farther into Mexico.

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Honduran Mom Reunites With Her 5-Year-Old After Migrant Caravan Crackdown In Mexico

6:59pm January 22, 2020

by James Fredrick

After Mexican officials fought to stop a migrant caravan from entering, Saury Vallecilla Ortega was temporarily separated from her youngest child and feared for the worst.

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Central American migrants cross the Suchiate River by foot from Guatemala (left) to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Monday.

Migrant Caravan Crosses River into Mexico In Standoff With Security Forces

6:11pm January 20, 2020

After closing a bridge linking Guatemala with Mexico, a caravan of Central American migrants waded across a river connecting the countries but their journey is being stopped by Mexican troops.

Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "I feel free; I feel different," Paz said. "I don't have someone who imposes his views and his ways on me. I am not scared someone will come and attack me, like I used

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'I'm A Survivor Of Violence': Portraits Of Women Waiting In Mexico For U.S. Asylum

5:51pm January 16, 2019

by Federica Valabrega

Photographer Federica Valabrega photographed Central American women who fled domestic violence and joined a migrant caravan to seek asylum in the U.S.

Cristian Aguilar carries his half-brother Jaden's toy car into the restaurant Honduras 504, owned by his father José Aguilar. Cooking up traditional food, it has served the Honduran diaspora community in Tijuana since 2015.

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A Honduran Restaurant Hands Out Hot Comfort Food For The Migrant Caravan In Tijuana

2:50pm December 19, 2018

by Tomás Ayuso

When José Aguilar, a Honduran living in the Mexican border city who runs the restaurant Honduras 504, heard a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants was coming, he knew he had to do something to help.

Juan Antonio Hernández, the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and a former congressman, was arrested in Miami on Friday. He is accused of collaborating with multiple criminal organizations in Honduras, Colombia and Mexico to smuggle t

Honduran President's Brother Arrested In Miami On Drug Trafficking Charges

7:43pm November 27, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The federal indictment alleges Juan Antonio Hernández — a former lawyer and congressman in Honduras — smuggled tons of cocaine into the U.S., aided by prominent politicians and law enforcement.

Tear gas thrown by U.S. border agents is seen near the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday.

FACT CHECK: What's Happening On The U.S.-Mexico Border?

2:15pm November 27, 2018

On Sunday, U.S. agents fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants were protesting the slow pace with which the U.S. has been processing asylum claims.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of the border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego.

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DHS Chief Visits U.S.-Mexico Border, Defends Administration's Asylum Rules

8:36pm November 20, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A day after a federal court blocks the Trump administration from changing asylum rules, DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen promises a legal fight.

Members of the migrant caravan walk to make requests for political asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border last week in Tijuana, Mexico.

Trump Administration Faces 2 Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions

8:05pm November 19, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

As Trump cracks down on asylum-seekers, federal lawsuits argue that the administration is turning its back on legal precedent and international law.

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A few hundred people gathered in Tijuana's high-end Rio area on Sunday to protest against groups migrating from Central American countries.

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Shouting 'Mexico First,' Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan

5:39pm November 19, 2018

by James Fredrick

While some residents of the northern Mexican city have said "all migrants are welcome," a group of protesters this weekend demanded they be kicked out.

A group of mostly LGBT Central American migrants are the first to reach northern Mexico. On Sunday about 80 of them arrived in Tijuana. They plan to apply for asylum as early as Thursday.

LGBT Splinter Group From Migrant Caravan Is The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana

8:30pm November 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

About 80 mostly LGBT migrants reached the border city south of San Diego on Sunday. They plan to seek political asylum as early as Thursday, arriving weeks ahead of thousands en route to the U.S.