Caravan chaos!
The bulk of the Honduran migrant caravan reached the Mexican border late Thursday and hundreds of Mexican police were waiting and ready.
Chaos erupted as the Honduran caravan faced off with Mexican police on the border town of Tecun Uman Thursday.
The organizer of Pueblo Sin Fronteras, Irineo Mujica was arrested by Mexican police and thrown into a white van.
Happening now…
According to the Associated Press, the migrants in caravan just tore down the border gate in Guatemala and rushed toward the border bridge into Mexico.
BREAKING: Migrants in caravan tear down border gate in Guatemala, rush toward border bridge into Mexico.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 19, 2018
Video of migrants jumping over the Guatemala-Mexico gate:
Caravan mob tears through fences close to Mexico border.
BUILD THE WALL #MAGA pic.twitter.com/T4HXFCuQjf
— USA NEWS (@USANEWS007) October 19, 2018
Additional footage of the invasion:
https://twitter.com/Harlan/status/1053370343153455114
According to Karla Zabs, a BuzzFeed reporter live on the scene, “The people from the caravan have crossed. They opened the gates.”
Video of Honduran migrants crossing the bridge from Guatemala into Mexico via embedded Buzzfeed reporter, Karla Zabs:
— KarlaZabs (@karlazabs) October 19, 2018
Women and children will be let through the gate first.
Women and children will be let in through the gate to the Mexico/Guatemala bridge first. pic.twitter.com/yK4E4G51gX
— KarlaZabs (@karlazabs) October 19, 2018
Video of migrants jumping over the border fence:
— KarlaZabs (@karlazabs) October 19, 2018
“The caravan breached the gate on the Mexico side of the bridge and @jameslfredrick have moved further back. Heard about six detonations that sounded/look like tear gas but we are too far to confirm.”
The caravan breached the gate on the Mexico side of the bridge and @jameslfredrick have moved further back. Heard about six detonations that sounded/look like tear gas but we are too far to confirm.
— KarlaZabs (@karlazabs) October 19, 2018
On Thursday, President Trump issued a blunt warning to Mexico and other Central American nations over their failure to stop illegal migrants and criminal cartels targeting the U.S. southern border, saying he would send the military and shut down the southern border.
