Today, 25 October, the Minister of defence of the USA James Mattis to sign the order to send 800 more soldiers to the border with Mexico to help the border guards to stop the caravan of migrants from Central America.
As reported by CNN, officials at the Ministry finalize the details, in particular where it would send troops and what their objectives are.
At the moment we know that combat operations to deter migrants seeking to illegally enter the United States, will not be held. The military needs to cordon off the area along the border, as well as to provide technical support in several key points where migrants are likely to try to climb over the fence.
VOICES OF THE CARAVAN: @ABC has been on the road with the migrant caravan heading north from Honduras to the U. S.-Mexico border, as thousands of individuals and families are seeking safety and a better life.
Here are some of their stories. https://t.co/LUtgBLBz6k pic.twitter.com/Ppx6mgmNhw
— ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2018
While a crowd of 7 thousand people coming to the United States, in Honduras, formed a second «caravan», which had already crossed the border of Guatemala. Currently, about 1 million people fleeing poverty, violence and unemployment in their homeland. They follow the path of the previous «caravan».
A few days ago law enforcement authorities of Mexico tried unsuccessfully to deploy the first group of migrants. People broke through the cordon and continued on his way.
The mass exodus of migrants from Honduras and other Central American countries, traveling in a caravan has swelled to 10,000 people. https://t.co/KqM3q2Qyz6 pic.twitter.com/3OYe7T3gnE
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 25, 2018
They still have about 1.6 thousand km before they reach the nearest checkpoint on the border with the United States.
