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Migrants gather in caravans for protection on dangerous journey to the U.S.
Migrants often gather in groups in southern Mexico to protect themselves from criminal organizations. However, they rarely get close to the border between Mexico and the United States.
When U.S. President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose new 25% tariffs on all products coming to the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, he stated that these tariffs would remain until drugs and people crossing the U.S. border were stopped.
Trump specifically mentioned a caravan of migrants heading to the United States from southern Mexico. This was the latest example of how Trump uses such group mobilizations to reinforce his statements about the border, although it is unusual for these groups to make it very far.
Groups of thousands of migrants usually gather in southern Mexico, near its border with Guatemala, which is more than 1,600 kilometers from the United States. The main reason is the power and safety that traveling in large groups provides.
While waiting in Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, for humanitarian visas to travel through the country— a process that can often take months—migrants unite to prepare for their journey north.
Crossing Mexico can be a treacherous endeavor, especially for the poorest migrants, as they are vulnerable to kidnapping, extortion, or violence from either criminal groups or corrupt Mexican officials. Caravans help reduce the risk and avoid the high cost of hiring a smuggler to help them reach the U.S. border.
Many people, often from other parts of the Americas and increasingly from Asia and Africa, arrive in southern Mexico, sometimes after traveling hundreds of kilometers through jungles and multiple borders before reaching Mexico.
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Biden administration approves $8 billion arms sale to Israel ahead of Trump’s Presidency
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden approved a weapons sale to Israel worth approximately $8 billion, which includes air defense ammunition, the State Department announced on Saturday.
The sale—which must be approved by Congress—was agreed upon just days before Republican Donald Trump assumes the presidency, also a strong ally of Israel in the Gaza conflict. Before leaving office, Joe Biden once again ignored pressure from human rights organizations and Democratic lawmakers who oppose the arms sale to Israel.
“The president made it clear that Israel has the right to defend its citizens in accordance with international law and humanitarian law, and to deter aggression from Iran and its allied organizations,” it was stated.
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Scottie Pippen’s dream predictions about Bitcoin gain attention as market faces volatility
Financial analyst Jim Bianco commented on Monday about Scottie Pippen’s dream encounters with Satoshi Nakamoto, noting that the NBA legend’s predictions about Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) have been surprisingly accurate.
What Happened Bianco, president and founder of Bianco Research, stated in a post on X that Pippen’s predictions have gained followers due to their accuracy, despite the strange methods he claims to use, such as receiving messages from Bitcoin’s anonymous creator in his dreams.
Bianco also analyzed Pippen’s latest forecast, in which the basketball star said, “I just took a nap, and Satoshi whispered to me: ‘Bitcoin will get closer to the Black Mamba numbers before it returns to Chamberlain.’”
According to Bianco, the post referenced NBA legends Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 81 and 100 points in a single game, respectively. Simply put, Pippen expected Bitcoin to drop to $81,000 before recovering to $100,000.
Why It Matters The world’s leading cryptocurrency has fallen below the key support level of $93,000 and is at risk of falling further. Since the Christmas rally, Bitcoin has dropped by up to 6.5%.
Earlier, Pippen grabbed attention by predicting Bitcoin would hit $84,000 on U.S. presidential election day. While the digital asset didn’t meet these predictions, it reached $84,000 a week later.
International
Ecuador Imposes 60-Day State of Emergency in Most Violent Provinces as Drug Gangs Clash
Ecuador, engaged in a war against drug trafficking gangs, has declared a new state of emergency in Quito and seven of its 24 provinces, which are considered the most violent, according to a presidential decree released on Friday.
The 60-day measure suspends the rights to the inviolability of the home and correspondence in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, Santa Elena, and El Oro, as well as the Amazonian provinces of Orellana and Sucumbíos. This state of emergency has been in effect since Thursday and was implemented due to the severe internal turmoil and internal armed conflict declared last year because of drug-related violence.
The decree includes Quito (in the province of Pichincha) and the towns of La Troncal (Cañar) and the mining town of Camilo Ponce Enríquez (Azuay), as well as the prison system, now under military control.
The government of Daniel Noboa, which began in November 2023, has consistently used this measure in response to an escalating wave of drug gangs fighting for control of the streets and prisons.
“This declaration is based on… the increase in violence rates, the commission of crimes, and the prolonged intensity of the presence of organized armed groups,” states the decree released on the presidential website.
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