Migrant caravan Archives

Biden Halts Work on Border Wall, Thousands of Migrants Are Sent Home to Honduras from Guatemala

January 22, 2021January 21, 2021 Ohio Star Staff

As newly installed President Joe Biden halted construction of the wall along the U.S. southern border, thousands of Central American migrants encountered another type of barrier that halted their march toward what they believe are newly reopened doors to America. The barrier came in the form of Guatemalan officials who lobbed tear gas and wielded batons, and who ensured that by Wednesday, some 3,500 migrants were aboard buses whisking them home to Honduras.

Migrant Caravan in Guatemala Pushes Through Border from Honduras to Reach U.S.

January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 Ohio Star Staff

Guatemalan officials report that 6,500 migrants are moving from Honduras to the USA. The migrants began pushing through the Guatemalan southern border.

The spokeswoman for Guatemala’s immigration authority, Alejandra Mena, estimated that there were some 6,500 Hondurans crossing the country’s southern border on Saturday, making their way north, with 3,000 to 3,500 of them already in Guatemalan territory. A Honduran police officer said he observed “more or less 5,000 people” walk past his checkpoint.

Commentary: The Catholic Church and Illegal Immigration

January 31, 2020January 30, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

At the age of 40, I converted to Catholicism. A friend of mine at the time, also Catholic, told me her rule when entering the confessional booth: “Be brief, be blunt, and be gone.”

Mexico Deports Over 2,000 Caravan Migrants Back to Honduras

January 30, 2020January 29, 2020 Admin

The Mexican government announced it has so far deported more than 2,000 members of the latest migrant caravan, demonstrating the seriousness of the country’s newfound enforcement of illegal immigration.

Salvadoran Man Arrested for Promoting Creation of Migrant Caravan

January 26, 2020January 25, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

A man in El Salvador was charged and jailed for promoting the formation of a U.S.-bound migrant caravan Thursday.

‘Removed, Returned, Repatriated’: DHS Chief Issues Warning To Members Of Migrant Caravan

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020 Ohio Star Staff

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), made clear how the U.S. government would respond if an incoming migrant caravan reached the U.S. southern border.

Migrant Caravan Illegally Enters Mexico, Facing Off With Mexican Authorities

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020 Admin

Amigrant caravan of hundreds of Central American aliens crossed the Guatemala-Mexico border illegally on Monday, in a standoff with Mexico’s security forces, as NPR reports.

DHS Reports Border Apprehensions Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month: ‘Catch and Release Is Over’

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Enforcement actions at the U.S.-Mexico border fell again in November, marking six consecutive months of declining apprehensions.

Mexican National Guard Stopped, Turned Back Migrant Caravan Headed For US: Report

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

Mexican authorities stopped a caravan of about 2,000 migrants heading north for the United States, the latest action by their government to crack down on illegal immigration.

Report: Mexico Is Offering Major Concessions to Avoid Trump Tariffs

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Jason Hopkins The Mexican government is reportedly offering a slate of immigration-related concessions to appease the Trump administration as it seeks to prevent the imposition of tariffs on exports to the U.S. Mexican negotiators are offering to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to its border with Guatemala…

Immigration Talks Already Underway as Mexico Rushes to Stave Off Tariff Threat

June 4, 2019June 3, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Jason Hopkins Top Mexican government officials are in the United States as they attempt to dissuade the Trump administration from following though on tariff threats. A high-level delegation of Mexican officials, including Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Economy Minister Graciela Marquez, held a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday.…

Arizona’s Tucson Border Chief Villareal: Drug Traffickers Using Migrant Crisis to Import Illicit Narcotics

May 27, 2019May 26, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Jason Hopkins Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief Roy Villareal broke down how drug traffickers are taking advantage of the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border, a situation he said will continue without help from Congress. “This appears to be a growing trend — something that we experienced before, but…

Analysis: The Exploitation of the U.S. Asylum System

May 21, 2019May 20, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Andrew Kerr Tens of thousands of apprehended migrants from the Central American countries driving the border crisis exploit loopholes in the immigration system by making false asylum claims, according to data, experts and surveys. The loopholes allow “people with suspect asylum claims … to make their way into…

Commentary: Are There Any Limits to Illegal Immigration? At All?

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

by Victor Davis Hanson The U.S.-Mexican border is essentially wide open. Why? Because there is a general expectation in Mexico and Latin America that American immigration law is unenforced. Or it is so bizarre that simple illegal entry almost always ensures temporary legal residence, pending an asylum hearing. A…

White House on Sending Illegal Aliens to Sanctuary Cities: ‘We Are Certainly Looking at All Options’

April 15, 2019April 14, 2019 Ohio Star Staff

The White House on Sunday, echoing President Donald Trump, said sending illegal aliens to sanctuary U.S. cities that have protected them from deportation remains a possibility even though government agencies have said it would be impractical and there is no money allocated to do it. “We certainly are looking at…

Suspect In 1987 Bombing That Targeted American Soldiers Leads Migrant Group Demanding Entry Into US

December 13, 2018December 12, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Peter Hasson A suspect in a 1987 bombing that wounded six American soldiers in Honduras is leading a group of migrants demanding entry into the United States. Alfonso Guerrero Ulloa organized a march of approximately 100 migrants to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico, on Tuesday, The San Diego…

Dr. Carol M. Swain Commentary: Is President Trump’s Asylee Policy for Central American Caravanners Unconstitutional?

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Admin

by Dr. Carol M. Swain A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked President Trump’s November 8 directive stipulating that requests for asylum must be made at a port of entry. The judge’s action follows a jaw-dropping November 1 lawsuit from lawyers representing 12 Honduran migrants. They filed suit…

Commentary: Go Big Mr. President: Close the Southern Border

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 Admin

by Conservative HQ Staff Yesterday, our friend independent investigative journalist Sara Carter passed along a tweet from President Trump saying, “Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway…

Incoming Mexico Government Says No Deal to Hosting Asylum-Seekers

November 25, 2018November 24, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

Mexico’s incoming government denied a report Saturday that it planned to allow asylum seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump administration has been pursuing in negotiations for months. “There is no agreement of any sort between…

Tijuana Declares Humanitarian Crisis as Caravan Migrants Overwhelm City Shelter Capacity

November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Will Racke Officials in Tijuana have declared a humanitarian crisis in response to thousands of mostly Central American migrants who have arrived in recent weeks and overwhelmed temporary shelters in the Mexican border city. As of Thursday night, at least 5,000 recent arrivals were camped in Tijuana, which…

Commentary: The Truth About the Invasion Heading Toward the Southern Border

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

While the Leftist establishment media has been trying to brainwash Americans into believing that the “caravan” of aliens who are threatening to cross our southern border illegally are doing so without organization or logistical support from traitors inside America, our friends independent investigative journalist Sara Carter, Nolan Peterson of…

Judge Stops Trump Asylum Ban as Migrant Caravan Nears

November 21, 2018November 20, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Kevin Daley A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Trump administration’s new asylum rules early Tuesday morning. U.S. District Court Judge Jon Tigar said that Congress extended asylum eligibility to all new comers, and the president may not impose contrary terms. “Whatever…

Commentary: The Migrant ‘Caravan’ Marching Northbound To Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas, and What The U.S. Constitution Has To Say About It

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Gregory Watson

The United States Constitution does contain a few references relative to immigration and naturalization as well as to persons seeking to enter the United States in contravention of its laws — whether violently or non-violently and whether singly or in the form of a human tsunami. In its Article I,…

After Endorsing O’Rourke, Texas Newspaper Joins Ted Cruz in Calling for Beto to Answer Questions

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Molly Prince The Dallas Morning News’s editorial board called on Democratic Rep. Robert Beto O’Rourke on Friday to provide clarification regarding where he stands on the migrant caravan that is heading towards the U.S border. O’Rourke, who is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, has been dodging the…

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen Promises Migrant Caravan Won’t Cross US Border: They’re Not Getting In

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Ohio Star Staff

by Nick Givas Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the migrant caravan headed for the U.S. southern border will not cross over into the United States, on Fox News Sunday. “I think what the president has been saying and will continue to say and certainly what I have been…

Ohio Gov. Kasich: ‘The Lord’ Doesn’t Want Americans to Oppose Migrant Caravan

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Anthony Accardi

Ohio Gov. John Kasich told CNN Thursday that “the Lord” doesn’t want Americans to build walls and oppose the migrant caravan heading to the United States from Central America. “We’ve got to start putting ourselves in the shoes of other people,” Kasich told CNN’s Newsroom. Kasich, the grandson of Catholic…

Jim Renacci Backs President Trump on Use of Military to Block Migrant Caravan at Border

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018 Anthony Accardi

With a migrant caravan of 5,000-plus Central Americans moving steadily north toward the U.S.-Mexico border, and news Monday of a second caravan of at least 1,000 now joining ranks, Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidate Jim Renacci says President Trump is justified in threatening to call out the military to guard the…