Hundreds of central African migrants, trying to escape poverty and violence, crossed the U.S. southern border the first week of June. Peter Stranges works for Catholic Charities in San Antonio, but his job isn't to work with migrants. To get to the U.S., most Central African migrants start with a flight to South or Central America. In fact, Capps said, many central African asylum seekers don't even make it to the sea. "That journey through central America and Mexico has been facilitated by these large migrant caravans, by more sophisticated and faster smuggling routes,” Capps said.

Source: Libya Today June 10, 2019 10:10 UTC