President Donald Trump is threatening to close the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico to prevent the migrant caravan packed with thousands of Central American refugees from crossing into the U.S.

The caravan is crossing migrants fleeing violence and civil unrest in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, through Guatemala to Mexico, with the goal of reaching the U.S. It left Honduras on Saturday. Trump has urged Central American leaders to stop migrants from fleeing their countries to the U.S. and has threatened to rescind monetary aid to those countries if they fail to do so.

The president took to Twitter on Thursday to blame Democrats for the influx of migrants headed for the U.S., citing their resistance to Trump’s agenda to build a border wall with Mexico and enforce stricter immigration policies.

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 U.S….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018

….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 – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!.. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018

….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! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2018

Trump indicated he considers halting migration at the southern border to heighten control even more important than ongoing negotiations with Mexico over the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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