Migrants: US will send 800 troops to Mexico's borders

These regular army troops will be added to the more than 2,000 National Guard reservists already on site since the spring. The threat of Donald Trump will soon be executed: the United States is preparing to deploy 800 soldiers along their border with Mexico, to stop the thousands of migrants from Honduras who go there.

Despite growing fatigue, these Hondurans, whwebo are fleeing violence and misery in their country, resumed Thursday their journey from Mapastepec, in southern Mexico. They left at the dawn of this locality of the state of Chiapas towards Pijijiapan, a city of 50 000 inhabitants, located about seven hours of walk.

Still 3000 km to go
The majority of migrants walk on a path along the Mexican Pacific coast, some carrying children on their shoulders, some even in wheelchairs. When they can, some migrants ride on trucks or motorbikes to save themselves a few miles of effort. The "caravan" still has to travel more than 3000 km to reach the US border, which should take him about a month and a half.

She will nevertheless be expected to stand firm. Regular army troops are preparing to reinforce the more than 2,000 National Guard reservists already there since the spring. These reinforcements include doctors and engineers and will mainly provide logistical and material support, including tents and vehicles.

"Assault"
"The laws adopted by the Democrats make it difficult for us to stop people at the border," said Donald Trump Thursday on Twitter. In the middle of the campaign for the mid-term legislative elections, the American president has been storming for several days against these migrants, denouncing an "assault".

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