Donald Trump threatens to close Mexico border over migrant caravan

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is lashing out over a caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States, saying that if Mexico does not stop the effort, he will use the military to “close our southern border.”

Mr Trump tweeted that he wanted “Mexico to stop this onslaught.”

He also appeared to threaten a revamped trade deal with Mexico and Canada.

Mr Trump did not detail his military threat.

Earlier this year, some National Guard members were deployed to the border on a limited mission that does not include contact with migrants.

More than 2000 Hondurans are in a migrant caravan trying to reach the United States.

“I am watching the Democrat Party led (because they want Open Borders and existing weak laws) assault on our



country by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, whose leaders are doing little to stop this large flow of people, including many criminals, from entering Mexico to US,” Mr Trump tweeted.

“In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught.”

“The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and drugs pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border. All Democrats fault for weak laws!” he said.

Mexico’s government says migrants with proper documents can enter and those who don’t either have to apply for refugee status or face deportation.