Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, a growing throng of Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico.
Oct 16

By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press
President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to Honduras if it doesn't stop a caravan of some 2,000 migrants who are making their way through Guatemala with hopes of reaching the U.S. border.
Overnight, U.S. officials admitted eight Central American migrants to an immigration checkpoint to apply for asylum, spurring hopes for more than 100 others that they will be allowed to follow. The Justice Department also charged 11 people, believed to have…
May 01

By Jessica Villagomez
Under federal law, anyone from another country can seek asylum and entry into the U.S. if they meet certain conditions.
Apr 27

By Jean Guerrero, KPBS
More than 300 Central Americans have arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, in recent days, and plan on Sunday to ask for asylum at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. But President Trump has tweeted that Homeland Security is instructed to turn…
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