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Hundreds of migrants are wading across a river from Guatemala to Mexico in a new test of President Trump’s immigration strategy. The migrants want free passage across Mexico to the U.S. border and Mexico’s government rejected that. Under pressure from the U.S., the Mexican government has refused to grant the migrants free passage to the U.S. border. Last year more than four caravans with Central American migrants tried to cross through Mexico to reach the U.S. but they got stuck on the border. President Trump sent troops to the border in order to stop the flow of undocumented migrants. https://youtu.be/vg2ktwv5Esw Mexico faced tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump last year if it didn’t crack down on Central American migrants making their way through the country to the U.S. border. In response, it sent tens of thousands of national guard troops to both borders. As a result, crossings into the U.S.…

Immigration officers are particularly hard on women traveling alone with their children. Women and children are the ones who suffer the most in these caravans. But what drives them to continue on their arduous journey north is a passionate desire to provide their children with better, safer lives. As part of Univision’s week-long series looking at the border crisis, Valeria Leon reports on the journey for the mostly Central American migrants who have joined the caravans heading to the United States. It’s a challenging trip for anyone, much more so for single mothers who decide to make the trek with their children. Full story here: http://uni.vi/Njty101x2DL

México es un país de contrastes y el trato que se le ha dado a la caravana migrante en su recorrido por el país no ha sido la excepción. Desde su entrada al país el 20 de octubre hasta su llegada a la ciudad fronteriza de Tijuana el pasado 14 de noviembre, las diferencias en las expresiones de recibimiento han sido abismales. Mientras en el sur, la sorpresa de la desbordada hospitalidad fue gratamente recibida, en el norte el rechazo de los residentes fue tajante. La caravana ha conocido distintas facetas de la hospitalidad mexicana. Sabiendo de la presencia de la caravana en el estado, algunos habitantes organizaron donaciones de comida y medicinas. Uno de ellos fue el señor David, quien sirvió agua a los migrantes de los garrafones que compró en conjunto con líderes de este pueblo. Entre más se esparcía la noticia de la presencia de la Caravana en el sureste…