Members of a Central American migrant “caravan” climbed a U.S. border fence at Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday to greet supporters on the other side ahead of a planned rally in protest of President Trump’s tough immigration policies.
The demonstration, held on a Pacific Ocean beach, precedes the group of about 400 people from countries like Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador applying for asylum in the U.S. at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing.
Border officials and immigration lawyers have warned the asylum seekers they may be rejected, face periods of separation from family members, and risk prosecution if caught lying to authorities.
The “caravan” embarked on its journey from Tapachula in southern Mexico on March 25.
Similar convoys have traveled the breadth of Mexico in the past, but this one has attracted more publicity thanks to tweeted criticisms from Trump.
On both sides of the border. Mexico on the left, US on the right. Caravan on this side. The song says “Why do they kill us, why do the punish us for seeking a better life?” @CNN pic.twitter.com/Ex75klXj88
— Khushbu Shah (@KhushbuOShea) April 29, 2018
Central Americans in a “caravan” of asylum-seekers have gathered along a fence that divides the U.S. and Mexico: https://t.co/CpZcSfdyj5 pic.twitter.com/NzyU0HzReb
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 29, 2018
