Trump said he was closely monitoring a caravan of asylum-seekers from Central America who have made their way through Mexico to reach the border. It is an issue he has raised before, to justify calling for National Guard troops there. During a political rally on Saturday in Michigan, he accused the migrants fleeing violence and poverty of exploiting U.S. law in an attempt to win asylum and ultimately vote for Democrats. However, people who win asylum are not citizens and therefore cannot vote.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 30, 2018 22:30 UTC