Thousands of people from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador who are trying to cross the Mexican border into the United States say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their home countries.
Mexico will deport up to 500 migrants who tried to storm the US border, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday.
According to the ministry, the group was detained while attempting to “violently” and “illegally” cross the Mexican-US border on Sunday, forcing US border guards to use tear gas to keep them away.
The ministry added that “far from helping their objectives,” the migrants’ actions had violated the legal migration framework and could have led to a “serious incident.”