Migrant leaders say Trump policies will not change despite US midterm results
Migrant leaders and travelers say Democratic midterm wins will not alter Trump immigration or extradition policies, though some caravans remain hopeful.
KEY POINTS
- Democratic midterm wins are seen as a reaction to Trump's anti-immigrant policies
- Migrant leaders say Trump's immigration and extradition policies will not change
- ICE operations have reportedly killed 18 Mexicans and several Anglo-Americans
- Migrant caravans from Honduras and El Salvador are traveling toward the US border
- The US Embassy in El Salvador says immigration laws remain unchanged
Leaders of Mexican migrant organizations in the United States say the Democratic midterm victories do not signal a change in Donald Trump's immigration policies. Carlos Arango Juárez, head of the National Front of Migrants in the United States, told El Universal that the so-called blue wave reflects anger over Trump's draconian policies and ICE operations. He said ICE raids have cost the lives of 18 Mexicans and several Anglo-Americans who opposed them.
Arango added that Trump will continue pursuing migrant operations and extradition demands against Mexican drug politicians. He argued that Democrats will support Trump on extradition because drug trafficking, fentanyl, and collusion between Morena governors, politicians, and traffickers constitute a public health and national security issue. He warned that Mexican officials who feel reassured by the Democratic victory are mistaken.
“That's the hope, that we can make it to where we're going.”
Meanwhile, migrant caravans from Honduras and El Salvador are heading toward the United States after the elections. Some travelers told CNN they believe a Democratic congressional majority will make the journey easier. Beatriz M., traveling with her husband and two children, left San Salvador on Friday for Tecún Umán on the Guatemala-Mexico border.
A bus company employee said the current movement is not the usual passenger flow. The group plans to join other migrants, including a caravan that left Honduras on Election Day and is already crossing Guatemala. Santiago, a Honduran man deported twice from the United States, said he hopes conditions will improve.
The American Embassy in El Salvador issued a reminder that US immigration laws remain in effect and that election results do not change current policies. Southwest border encounters fell sharply after Trump took office in 2025 amid tighter controls and deportations. Juan, a Honduran who lived in the United States for 26 years, was deported on September 15.
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