EMIGRANTS

The arrests came after tear gas was used on the migrant caravan trying to enter into the U.S from Tijuana»

The migrant caravan, self-named Central American Exodus, left early Thursday morning for the city of Matias Romero in the state of Oaxaca, headed toward Veracruz»

The US president also said that his government would begin cutting aid to the migrants’ home countries in retaliation»

The Costa Rican government adopted the decision in order use of all the educational centers during the municipal elections on February 7 and to prepare the classrooms for the new school year starting February 9»

Salvadorian Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez reported today that a pilot plan to transfer Cuban emigres from Costa Rica to the United States that had been initially planned for Friday was postponed»

Central American countries agreed in a meeting in Guatemala on Monday to airlift some 8 thousand Cubans stranded in Costa Rica to El Salvador starting the first week of January.»

Representatives of member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) are discussing today in Guatemala possible solutions for the situation around Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica»

This Tuesday, Mexico hosted a meeting to address the situation of Cuban migrants, in which the nations of the area participated, together with representatives from Ecuador, Colombia, the USA, Cuba, and IOM representatives»

Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, received the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, who paid an official  visit to Cuba.»