U.S. Migration Crisis -- News Updates October 22, 2018

Daily Mail: Trump says immigrant caravan is a national emergency with 'criminals and unknown Middle Easterners mixed in' and vows to cut foreign aid to countries that failed to stop it as sea of humanity grows to 7,000 and pushes deeper into Mexico

* Trump suggests gangsters and terrorists – 'unknown Middle Easterners' – are mixed in with migrant caravan
* He warns El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to expect cuts in U.S. aid money for not stopping the people
* President also urges voters to elect more Republicans 15 days from now if they want fewer illegal immigrants
* Department of Homeland Security said it is 'closely monitoring' group after it crossed into Mexico
* DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen vowed to root out cartels trying to help desperate foreigners into the U.S.
* Caravan now numbers around 7,000 people after it skirted around Mexican border guards and fences
* President Trump said 'full efforts' are being made to stop 'onslaught of illegal aliens' crossing the border

President Donald Trump renewed his claim on Monday that the sea of humanity inching its way north from Central Americato the United States is a pit of unsavory gangsters and terrorists.

Trump complained on Twitter that Mexico has been unable to stop the thousands of Hondurans and Guatemalans who have captured humanitarian interest while they've piqued his outrage.

'Sadly, it looks like Mexico’s Police and Military are unable to stop the Caravan heading to the Southern Border of the United States. Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in. I have alerted Border Patrol and Military that this is a National Emerg[enc]y. Must change laws!' he tweeted.

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WNU Editor: If given the chance .... half the world would migrate to the U.S. if they could.

U.S. Migration Crisis -- News Updates October 22, 2018

Caravan of migrants grows ahead of push into Mexico -- AP
Thousands in U.S.-bound migrant caravan pour into Mexican city -- Reuters
Trump vows to cut Central America aid, calls migrant caravan an emergency -- Reuters
Trump says he’s reducing Central American aid over migrants -- AP
Trump says he has alerted military to 'national emergency' of migrant caravan -- The Guardian
Trump Alerts Border Patrol, Military That Migrant Caravan is National Emergency -- Sputnik
Migrant caravan swells as it pushes toward US despite Donald Trump's threat to close border -- ABC News Online
Central American migrant caravan continues march toward US -- DW
Migrant caravan continues towards dangers in Mexico -- Al Jazeera
Honduran women find safety in numbers in migrant caravan -- Al Jazeera