In Mexico, immigration authorities say they’re planning to disband a caravan of more than a thousand Central Americans who are bound for the U.S.-Mexico border, amid a series of threats by President Trump against the migrants. In an early morning tweet today, Trump wrote, “The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our 'Weak Laws' Border, had better be stopped before it gets there.” Trump’s tweet followed a flurry of threats on Easter Sunday to tear up the North American Free Trade agreement unless Mexico agrees to join his crackdown on immigration. On Monday, Mexico’s National Institute of Immigration told Buzzfeed News it will allow some migrants—including pregnant women and people with disabilities—to remain, while others will be allowed to apply for humanitarian visas. This is Georgina Garibo García, coordinator of the group People Without Borders.
Georgina Garibo García: “Migrants should not be abandoned because of some tweets and political heat. It’s very characteristic of Donald Trump to govern via tweets. These tweets, on many occasions, have created a number of inexplicable problems. I think this is one of those cases, creating a xenophobic, racist wave against the people of Central America and Mexico.”