The asylum-seekers were the most visible remnants of the "Migrant Way of the Cross," a caravan that set out from southern Mexico on March 25 with more than 1,000 people, infuriating US President Donald Trump. ALSO READ: Naked Trump statue goes for $28,000 at auctionAfter Trump demanded Mexico stop the migrants and ordered the National Guard to the border, the caravan quietly dispersed. But a large group including many families with children traveled en masse to Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, and insisted on being allowed to enter the United States to request asylum, in accordance with international law. The Trump administration has warned that any migrants making false immigration claims will be prosecuted. Instead, the Mexican authorities gave the migrants temporary visas to decide if they wanted to seek refuge in Mexico, go home or keep trudging toward the United States.

Source: Standard Digital May 05, 2018 10:18 UTC