Mexico to hand out some humanitarian visas as thousands of caravan migrants gather in Chiapas
By Samuel Chamberlain
Published March 31, 2019
Mexican officials said Sunday they will give out humanitarian visas on a "limited basis" to some of the roughly 2,500 Central American and Caribbean migrants gathered in the southern state of Chiapas.
The National Migration Institute (INM) said priority will be given to women, children and migrants over the age of 65 "whose situation merits" a visa. Distribution is scheduled to start Monday.
The statement came as President Trump has threatened to close U.S. border crossings with Mexico unless the country prevents thousands of Central American migrants from reaching the border, where they may either cross or request asylum. Current U.S. law does not require asylum seekers to present themselves at an official border crossing point.
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