Processions of Central American immigrants are making their way to the United States to avoid drugs, violence, and poverty in their respective homelands.

Processions of Central American immigrants are making their way to the United States to avoid drugs, violence, and poverty in their respective homelands. The so-called caravans are mainly comprised of people from Honduras and Guatemala who hope to gain refugee status in the United States or Mexico. In response, U.S. President Trump has tweeted that he may mobilize troops to block people from illegally crossing the US border. Meanwhile, the Mexican government has deployed police at major border checkpoints and asked for help from the United Nations refugee agency.