After meeting with Central American officials in Guatemala City last week, Vice President Joe Biden had a message for anyone considering crossing the border illegally into the United States: Don’t do it.

“It will not be open arms,” Biden said. “We’re going to hold hearings with our judges, consistent with international law and American law, and we’re going to send the vast majority of you back.”

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