While you were enjoying your Thanksgiving meal, thousands of U.S. troops dined in the South Texas mud awaiting the caravan that never came.
The contingent of Central Americans steered clear of Texas weeks ago and traveled to Tijuana where the mayor has declared a humanitarian crisis.
The mayor of Tijuana declared an international humanitarian crisis on Thursday over the arrival of more than 5,000 mostly Central American migrants traveling in a caravan. https://t.co/dHDBiPzqtP pic.twitter.com/A02vub8sS3
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From AZCentral.com:
“During a press conference Thursday, Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum asked international groups like the United Nations to step in help the city deal with the influx of migrants, amid a lagging response from the Mexican federal government, which he accused of neglecting their responsibilities to deal with migrant and immigration issues.”