Migrant caravan crisis: Mexico denies Trump's claim on negotiated deal

Donald Trump insists a deal has been struck with Mexico to stop the so-called 'migrant caravan', but Mexican officials deny that is the case.

Members of a caravan of Central American asylum seekers scale a wall at the US-Mexico border.

Members of a caravan of Central American asylum seekers scale a wall at the US-Mexico border. Source: Getty

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced migrants seeking asylum in the United States via its southern border would need to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed, appearing to confirm a report regarding a new bilateral deal.

"Migrants at the Southern Border will not be allowed into the United States until their claims are individually approved in court," he tweeted. "All will stay in Mexico."

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