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Iota Strengthens To Strongest Hurricane Of The Atlantic Hurricane SeasonAs of late Monday morning, Hurricane Iota has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane and only Category 5 of this historic Atlantic hurricane season.

Social Networks Are Key For Central American Migrants Forming CaravansIn this digital age, would-be Central American migrants create chat groups and organize using social media to leave in caravans.

Some U.S. Troops To Leave Border This Week; About 3K To RemainOfficials say active duty troops will begin leaving the southern U.S border this week and the number of forces there will go down to at least 3,000 by the holidays.

Supplies Low For Shelters Helping Migrants As Holidays NearNonprofit groups and churches — especially along the U.S.-Mexico border — are racing to get donated clothes, diapers, cots and meals for migrants as the holidays approach.

Tijuana Mayor Declares 'Humanitarian Crisis' As 5,000 Migrants ArriveThe mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and said Friday that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived.

Migrants Fill Tijuana Shelters, More On Way To U.S. BorderThe first members of a caravan of Central Americans to reach the U.S. border slept in overcrowded shelters and in tents with a view of armed U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Splintered Migrant Caravan Groups Arrive At U.S. BorderThe first sizable groups of mostly Central American migrants traveling in a caravan through Mexico have begun arriving at the U.S. border.

Migrant Caravan Moves To Western Mexico City Of GuadalajaraSeveral thousand Central American migrants heading for the U.S. border arrived in the Mexican city of Guadalajara Monday, marking a month since their trek began.

Hundreds Of Migrants Leave Mexico City Headed For BorderAbout 500 Central American migrants headed out of Mexico City on Friday to embark on the longest and most dangerous leg of their journey to the U.S. border.

Along Border, A Growing Opposition To Military DeploymentSome residents in the Southwest are speaking out against President Trump's deployment of military troops to the border to intercept a slow-moving caravan of migrants.

Migrants In Caravan Shrug Over U.S. Vote, Eye Change At HomeMigrants in a caravan were more concerned with the dangers in Mexico as they struggled to reach the border, than with the U.S. elections.

Migrant Caravan Pushes On Toward Mexico's CapitalIn a thundering voice vote Sunday night at a gymnasium in Cordoba, about 1,000 members of a migrant caravan that has been moving northward through Mexico voted to try to get to the capital Monday.

Migrant Caravan Must Walk As Mexico Ignores Demand For BusesOn Wednesday evening it became clear that Mexican authorities were not acceding to the caravan's demand that dozens of buses be provided to whisk the 4,000 or so people to Mexico City.

U.S. Troops Deployed At The Border Limited In What They Can DoTroops headed to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the military from engaging in law enforcement on American soil.