Guatemala's Morales rejects Trump's 'conditions' on aid as migrant caravan moves north

Record ID: 1360950

  • Title: Guatemala's Morales rejects Trump's 'conditions' on aid as migrant caravan moves north
  • Date: 18th October 2018
  • Summary: RIO LEMPA AGUA CALIENTA, GUATEMALA (OCTOBER 17, 2018) (REUTERS) MIGRANTS GATHERED, CHILDREN SITTING ON THE FLOOR MIGRANTS GATHERED AHEAD OF TREK THROUGH JUNGLE MIGRANT LYING ON GROUND FROM HEAT, OTHERS ABOVE FANNING HER OFFICERS GATHERED AROUND CARAVAN MIGRANTS CARRYING WOMAN WHO COLLAPSED MIGRANTS RUNNING ON DIRT TRACK MIGRANTS RUNNING INTO JUNGLE AREA MAN HELPING WOMAN U
  • Embargoed: 1st November 2018 01:12
  • Keywords: migrant caravan Guatemala Honduras Central America El Salvador President Jimmy Morales President Donald Trump immigration
  • Location: RIO LEMPA AGUA CALIENTA, ESCUINTLA, GUATEMALA
  • City: RIO LEMPA AGUA CALIENTA, ESCUINTLA, GUATEMALA
  • Country: Guatemala
  • Topics: Asylum/Immigration/Refugees,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00192GF613
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Migrants in a caravan heading north towards the United States trekked through Guatemala's jungle region on Wednesday (October 17), defying calls by authorities not to make the journey after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off regional aid in reprisal.
    The migrants hope to reach Mexico and then cross its northern border with the United States, to seek refuge from endemic violence and poverty in Central America. In Guatemala, they crossed through lush jungle and the Rio Lempa Agua Calienta region, helping those who fall behind and carrying children in the group.
    On Wednesday, police on duty reportedly stopped undocumented Honduran migrants from entering Guatemala to join the migrant caravan.
    U.S. President Donald Trump decried "horrendous weak and outdated immigration laws," in a series of Twitter messages starting on Tuesday (October 16). He threatened to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador if they fail to prevent undocumented immigrants from heading to the United States.
    On Wednesday, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said his government rejected constraints placed on foreign aid after Trump's comments.
    Adult citizens of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua need only present national identity cards to cross each other’s borders. That regional immigration agreement does not apply when they reach Mexico.
    Mexico said anyone who enters the country with a Mexican visa can move freely, while those without proper documents would be subject to review and could be deported.
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