Migrant Caravan Tears Through Mexican Federal Police Within Seconds of Making Contact

Leaving the ineffectual resistance of Mexican federal police behind them, hundreds of migrants streamed north towards America’s southern border on Saturday.

A caravan of three,000 folks briefly struggled with about 400 police close to the town of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, in keeping with Reuters.

Video confirmed a quick resistance on the a part of the authorities, who broke and allowed the migrants, some carrying kids, to sprint previous them.

BREAKING: Migrant Caravan in Mexico encounters Mexico’s @INAMI_mx forces… #BorderCrisis pic.twitter.com/8RnFir1j7x

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) October 23, 2021

Irineo Mujica, who mentioned he’s among the many caravan’s organizers, mentioned a Mexico Metropolis protest is a part of the plan, in keeping with Reuters.

Mujica mentioned migrants are protesting the truth that Mexico has tried to detain earlier teams which have flooded into Mexico or demanded paperwork migrants should not have.

The migrants got here from Haiti, South America and Central America.

The group will not be the one one able to stream into the U.S.

A bunch of about 20,000 folks is presently amassing close to the northern Colombian city of Necocli, an unnamed Division of Homeland Safety official reportedly advised NBC.

Customs and Border Protection has mentioned there have been greater than 1.7 million migrant encounters in Fiscal Yr 2021, in keeping with Fox Information — a report excessive.

The chief of the caravan heading by Mexico had indignant phrases for efforts to cease them and lashed out at Mexico.

BREAKING: The Chief of the Migrant Caravan Irineo Mujica marching and calling out @POTUS @VP @SecMayorkas #BorderCrisis pic.twitter.com/FxSXYWFbAH

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) October 23, 2021

“Cash will not be going to unravel the issue, throwing it to governments like Mexico the place they put folks from the south border to the northern border will not be the answer,” Mujica mentioned in a video. “They need to give them papers right here; they need to give them the chance to work right here.”

“As a result of a variety of them don’t wish to go to the U.S., however the Biden administration, with this administration, it’s like pulling them like cattle,” he mentioned.

Immigration activist, Irineo Mujica says the present administration is in denial in relation to the disaster on the border, “A minimum of with Donald Trump, we knew what we had— with Biden, we don’t know.”
Goes on to name President @JoeBiden “Trump 2.0” #BorderCrisis pic.twitter.com/hKiDwWGJHf

— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) October 23, 2021

Mujica additionally has some harsh phrases for U.S. leaders, in keeping with WKRN-TV.

“They’re simply in denial of their very own fault, ? They haven’t been in a position to deal with immigration,” he mentioned.

“If I let you know the reality, I consider not less than with Donald Trump we knew what we had. With Biden, we don’t know. He doesn’t appear to have a clue what to do with immigration as a result of he says one factor and does one other.”