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FSogol

(45,484 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:15 PM Nov 2018

The effects of the previous caravan of migrants heading for the US! A shocking tale! Some facts for

RW family members and co-workers.

Last Easter, 1,500 migrants made the trek to ask for asylum.

By the time it reached San Diego in early May, the group had dwindled to fewer than one-third of its original size. Many of those who sought asylum in the United States were parents and children who were separated under the zero-tolerance policy that criminally prosecuted illegal entrants. (Mr. Trump halted the separations on June 20.)


Of those caravan participants, 403 were referred by United States authorities for “credible fear” interviews, the first step toward applying for asylum in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. More than 90 percent of them passed that step.

Mr. Mensing said that his organization had helped 250 caravan members secure lawyers. So far, three have won asylum. About 30 remain in detention.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/us/migrant-caravan-border.html

Trump and his RW marks are freaking out over an invasion of 3! Three! Oh noes!
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