Growing migrant caravan presses ahead through Mexico to US border

By Sean Higgins

Published October 21, 2018 7:07pm ET

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Growing migrant caravan presses ahead through Mexico to US border — Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, about 5,000 Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico. | (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Thousands of Central American migrants, primarily from Honduras and Guatemala, headed north through Mexico toward the U.S. on Sunday, brushing past efforts by Mexican authorities attempting to stop their advance at the border.

President Trump has threatened to stop aid to Honduras and Guatemala and shut down the border with Mexico if the migrants are allowed to reach the U.S.

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