IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new migrant caravan is heading to the United States. And US President Donald Trump has already weighed in, threatening to cut foreign aid to Honduras if the group isn’t brought back to the Central American country. The caravan, which organizers say numbers thousands of people, formed in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on Saturday [10-13-18] and crossed into Guatemala on Monday [10-15-18]. Guatemala detained one of the caravan’s coordinators on Tuesday [10-16-18], a Guatemalan government source told CNN. But other members of the caravan were still trekking north. The big question: Will authorities detain them before they reach the US border? Members of the group told CNN en Español that they decided to join the caravan and head to the United States because of insecurity and a lack of jobs in Honduras. Many are traveling with children in tow. As local media documented the first steps of the group’s journey over the weekend, government officials across the region spoke out, advising them to turn back.”
–Catherine E. Shoichet, “Another migrant caravan is heading to the US. Trump has already taken note,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, October 17, 2018 1:09 am