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In Desperate Quest to Reach U.S., Central American Migrants Fear Gangs, Police
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Around 3,000 Hondurans are currently traveling through Guatemala on their way to the U.S. President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the caravan isn't stopped. But migrants say they fear not just deportation, but threats from violent gangs and police during the journey north. Special correspondent Danny Gold, embedded with a police team in Chiapas, Mexico, reports.
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