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Honduran migrant Jose Macy carries his four-year-old nephew Yair Perez as the thousands-strong caravan of Central Americans migrants hoping to reach the U.S. border moves onward from Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Thousands of migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, after attempts to obtain bus transport to Mexico City failed. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

In migrant caravan, kids and parents struggle with long trek

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

Members of a US-bound migrant caravan stand on a road after federal police briefly blocked their way outside the town of Arriaga, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Hundreds of Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields had blocked the caravan from advancing toward the United States, after several thousand of the migrants turned down the chance to apply for refugee status and obtain a Mexican offer of benefits. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Donald Trump says he’ll militarize border to stop migrant caravans in Washington Times interview

By S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mexico court sets precedent on legal, recreational pot use

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

In this Oct. 27, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill. Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, Trump on Oct. 29 escalated his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the U.S. border as the Pentagon prepared to deploy thousands of U.S. troops to support the border patrol. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The Latest: Trump doubles possible number of border troops

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Arizona man accused of making bombs during sting operation

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Catholic dioceses planning ‘Border Mass’ near Ciudad Juarez

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A woman holding her baby hitches a ride on the fender of a tanker in Niltepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. The caravan of thousands of migrants is continuing its slow advance, setting off through Mexico's narrow, windy isthmus for the Oaxaca state city of Juchitan, which was devastated by an earthquake in September last year. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Correction: Migrant Caravan story

By SONIA PEREZ D. - Associated Press

A migrant pushes a child in a stroller along the highway as a thousands-strong caravan of Central Americans continues its slow journey toward the U.S. border, between Niltepec and Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. The main caravan, still in southern Mexico, is continuing to melt away — from the original 7,000 to about 4,000 — as a smaller group apparently hoped to join it. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Latest: Migrant caravan fails to arrange buses in Mexico

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Hundreds of migrants hitch a ride in a truck between Niltepec and Juchitan, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. The migrant caravan slowly advancing through southern Mexico is demanding that the Mexican government help its 4,000-some members reach Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Second migrant caravan just 250 miles behind first group

By Christopher Sherman and Santiago Billy - Associated Press

In this Oct. 27, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Ill. Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, Trump on Oct. 29 escalated his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the U.S. border as the Pentagon prepared to deploy thousands of U.S. troops to support the border patrol. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

US troops deployed at the border limited in what they can do

By ASTRID GALVAN - Associated Press

Migrants sleep packed together in a church courtyard at nightfall, as a thousands-strong caravan of Central Americans hoping to reach the U.S. border stops for the night in Niltepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. As the caravan resumed its slow advance Monday, still at least 1000 miles or farther from the U.S., the Pentagon announced it would send 5,200 active-duty troops to &quot;harden&quot; the border.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Migrant caravan demands transport as 2nd group enters Mexico

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARKO ALVAREZ - Associated Press

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Americans have their own problems and burdens

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Central American migrants run from Mexican authorities during clashes on a border bridge that connects Guatemala and Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. A new group of migrants, who called themselves a second caravan, gathered on a bridge after forcing their way through a gate at the Guatemalan end. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)

2nd group of migrants enters Mexico as main caravan resumes

By SANTIAGO BILLY and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

Mexico referendum cancels partly built $13 billion airport

By MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

In this Aug. 18, 2010, file photo, California National Guard troops, part of Task Force Sierra, which are training for future deployment at the border along with Border Patrol Agents, stand in formation near the California/Mexico border in San Diego. (John Gibbons/San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) **FILE**

5,200 active-duty troops headed to U.S.-Mexico border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A new group of Central American migrants are met by Mexican Federal Police after the migrants waded in mass across the Suchiate River, that connects Guatemala and Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. The first group was able to cross the river on rafts — an option now blocked by Mexican Navy river and shore patrols. The police allowed the passage of the migrants. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)

Second migrant caravan enters Mexico despite heavy police presence

By Santiago Billy and Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Dust clouds are created by a Mexican Federal Police helicopter flying close to the Suchiate River that connects Mexico and Guatemala, in order to create a downwash force to discourage a new group of Central American migrants bound for the U.S border, in wading across the river, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. The first group was able to cross the river on rafts — an option now blocked by Mexican Navy river and shore patrols. (AP Photo/Santiago Billy)

Migrant killed as second caravan, Mexican police clash at Guatemala border

By Santiago Billy - Associated Press

A family waits in hope of a ride among other Central American migrants participating in a caravan that is slowly making its way toward the U.S. border, outside Arriaga, Mexico, before dawn on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Many migrants said they felt safer traveling and sleeping with several thousand strangers in unknown towns than hiring a smuggler or trying to make the trip alone. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

The Latest: Migrant dies in clash at border bridge

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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in the presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Mattis arrived in Macedonia Monday, condemning Russian efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote that could pave the way for the country to join NATO, a move Moscow opposes. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

James Mattis says military moving equipment to U.S.-Mexico border ahead of migrant caravan

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Migrants climb atop a truck as a caravan of thousands of Central Americans continues its slow march toward the U.S. border, outside Arriaga, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Many migrants said they felt safer traveling and sleeping with several thousand strangers in unknown towns than hiring a smuggler or trying to make the trip alone.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Migrant caravan rests; 2nd group seeks entry into Mexico

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press