It is Congress, not the president, that appropriates aid money. The White House would have to notify Congress if it wanted to cut or reallocate aid, which could delay or complicate the process. The caravan is resting today out of respect for a Honduran migrant who fell from a vehicle yesterday and died. Huixtla municipal worker Daniel Lopez says the town is offering some food and water as well as basic painkillers and rehydration liquids. He said “it’s important to keep it clean here.”The group is still over 1,000 miles from the nearest U.S. border crossing.

Source: National Post October 23, 2018 16:28 UTC