Trump Tells Central American Countries to Turn Back Migrants

Warns Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador of Loss of U.S. aid
Caravan of as many as 2,000 Hondurans entered Guatemala Monday

Hondurans march in a caravan of migrants toward the country’s border with Guatemala on Oct. 15.Photographer: Moises Castillo/AP Photo

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By Justin Sink

October 16, 2018 at 1:38 PM UTC

Updated on

October 17, 2018 at 1:54 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump warned three Central American countries that they would lose American aid if they allowed their citizens to attempt to enter the U.S. illegally.

"We have today informed the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that if they allow their citizens, or others, to journey through their borders and up to the United States, with the intention of entering our country illegally, all payments made to them will STOP (END)!" Trump said in a Twitter post on Tuesday night.