Posted on 08/09/2014 8:41:13 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (AFP) - Mexican authorities have launched operations to block Central American migrants from illegally heading to the United States, stopping them from hitching rides on a freight train known as "The Beast."
The operations came after officials pledged to take action to stem a wave of unaccompanied child migrants who have flooded into the United States in record numbers in recent months.
Migrant rights activists and a consular official from a Central American nation said Mexican federal police and immigration agents conducted patrols late Thursday along the train tracks in the southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala.
The train through Mexico is used by migrants who pay smugglers for the dangerous ride. It has been the scene of robberies and falls leading to severe injuries.
The authorities also launched raids in bus stations in the town of Tapachula, said Ramon Verdugo, who heads the local migrant shelter known as "Everything for Them."
Several migrants hid in surrounding bushes during the operations, Verdugo told AFP.
A consular official from a Central American country, who requested anonymity, said around 150 people were detained by agents who raided small hotels and restaurants frequented by undocumented migrants. They face deportation...
Mexico had announced in July measures to stop migrants from hopping on the train as well as a program to handle the surge of migrants, including minors....
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So how money did we give them?
Probably did we did.
Obama shows up to the game after the whistle and in the 5th quarter.
Probably a bribe well-spent, considering the costs once they get here. /S
That and the fact that this is the “off season” for border jumpers.
“So how money did we give them?”
When I was in Mexico in 2009 the cops were equipped exactly as US cops down to the uniforms and cars. I watched them stop Americans and demand money or they’d arrest them. (I was told the demand was typically $50.) So, they’re just well dressed and well equipped bandits who work for the state. That equipment was paid for by you and me.
The only reason they quit doing it was because Obamugabe told them to.
It’s about time Mexico stepped up and did something. They are the problem ... not us.
This map from the Jesuit Migrant Service illustrates the main cargo train lines
and stops. The pink line is the far shortest route to the U.S. border, which explains
why south Texas has seen the vast majority of Central American migrant arrivals.
You can catch a lot more flies with honey than vinegar.
Mexico realized that all those criminal aliens from Central and South America were about to kill the goose (U.S.) that lays the golden eggs for Mexican citizens.
I would give them money to BLOW UP THE F—KING TRACK.
Oh beast train sounding louder
Glide on the beast train
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Mexico & Guatemala announce agreement to make illegal passage to U.S. easier Jul 9th 2014
Yes, but you can catch more flies with a swatter than you can with honey! ;^)
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