Donald Trump has threatened to stop aid to Honduras should a caravan of 3,000 refugees and migrants from the Central American country not be stopped from heading to the US.
Trump tweeted the US informed Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez “that if the large Caravan of people heading to the US is not stopped and brought back to Honduras, no more money or aid will be given to Honduras, effective immediately!"
The message was driven home by Vice President Mike Pence in a later call with the Mr Hernandez.
The migrants crossed over the border into Guatemala, heading north, after a standoff with riot police and stern warnings from the US to not attempt illegal entry through Mexico.
It is unclear how Honduran authorities would be able to exercise control the group given that they have already left the country. However, the Honduran security ministry said on Tuesday that an organiser of a migrant caravan travelling north from Honduras – Bartolo Fuentes – was detained in Guatemala and will be deported back home in the coming hours.
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