Migrants, troops slowly build up on Guatemala-Mexico border 0 SHARES Share it! Across the river from Tecun Uman, in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Hidalgo, National Guard troops with riot shields trucked in throughout Friday afternoon in anticipation of the migrants’ next move. Mexico’s government has said migrants entering the country without registering will not be allowed to pass from the border area. Sonia Eloina Hernández, the Ciudad Hidalgo mayor, said officials were expecting a large number of migrants. “We don’t know exactly how many people are coming.”About 148 migrants had crossed to Ciudad Hidalgo in recent days and requested asylum, Hernández said.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 18, 2020 16:15 UTC