U.S. Military Response to the Migrant Caravan
Honduran migrants in a caravan heading to the US, destroy the border fence between Ciudad Tecun Uman in Guatemala and Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Oct. 28, 2018. (VOANEWS)
November 2, 2018
President Donald Trump, eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the elections, stepped up his warnings about the caravans, tweeting: “This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!”
@realDonaldTrump: Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border. Please go back, you will not be admitted into the United States unless you go through the legal process. This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!
The President then tweeted that the people in the caravan were “some very tough fighters and people.”
@realDonaldTrump: The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people. Fought back hard and viciously against Mexico at Northern Border before breaking through. Mexican soldiers hurt, were unable, or unwilling to stop Caravan. Should stop them before they reach our Border, but won’t!
@realDonaldTrump: Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border. Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN AROUND!
The forces, deployed as part of “Operation Faithful Patriot,” will include military police, pilots, and engineers and will be in the area from November 5 to December 15, with the objective being to “harden our ports of entry,” in California, Arizona, and Texas, US Customs and Border Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said.
