President Donald Trump seems to have stepped back from recent claims that “Middle Easterners” are part of the migrant caravan that is traveling from Central America toward the U.S.-Mexico border. However, this assertion is now backed by the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS backed the President’s allegations shortly after he said there was “no proof” that Middle East citizens were part of the asylum-seeking caravan that currently totals to 7,000 people.
“You’re going to find MS-13, you’re going to find Middle Easterners, you’re going to find everything. And guess what? We’re not allowing them in our country,” the President said to Jonathan Karl of ABC News.
After much pressure, the President said there was “no proof” that will back his allegations, but maintained “there could very well be” Middle East citizens tagging along with the Central American travelers.
DHS spokesman Tyler Q. Houlton addressed the situation in a series of tweets, claiming that “citizens of countries outside Central America, including countries in the Middle East…currently traveling through Mexico toward the U.S.”
“@DHSgov can confirm that there are individuals within the caravan who are gang members or have significant criminal histories,” Houlton said.
“Citizens of countries outside Central America, including countries in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and elsewhere are currently traveling through Mexico toward the U.S.,” he wrote in his second tweet.
“Stopping the caravan is not just about national security or preventing crime, it is also about national sovereignty and the rule of law. Those who seek to come to America must do so the right and legal way,” Houlton continued his Twitter-rant.
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