Prince posted:Demerara_Guy posted:yuji22 posted:Some in migrant caravan 'have significant criminal histories,' from regions including Mideast: Homeland Security
Central American migrants, who are part of a caravan of migrants trying to reach the United States, hitchhike on a truck along the highway as they continued their journey in Tapachula, Mexico, earlier this week. (REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino)
Homeland Security officials said Tuesday that among the thousands of migrants heading for the United States border are some “gang members” and people with “significant criminal histories.”
Department spokesperson Tyler Houlton said on Twitter that the caravan, 7,000 migrants strong by some estimates, includes citizens not only of Central American countries, but also of the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and “elsewhere.”
“.@DHSgov can confirm that there are individuals within the caravan who are gang members or have significant criminal histories,” another tweet read. He did not offer more specifics.
The statement by the DHS reinforced an earlier tweet from President Trump, in which he maintained that the caravan included “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners.”
Fox News’ Andrew O’Reilly and The Associated Press contributed to this report.Uncorroborated and unverified information ... as usual.
D_G, you must get a country and run it like lagoo-bagoo. We don't want another Obama danger to fall on Trump's head.
Your absolute right to do so with full support.