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Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed into Mexico at the weekend, joining a group of 1,000 who entered last week and are now heading towards the US.

Some of the migrants, who are largely from Honduras, said they were waved through Mexican immigration without any checks or being issued a wristband indicating that they still need to register with authorities.

Meanwhile a much larger group are coming up behind them as part of the latest caravan trying to reach America in search of a better life for themselves and their families. ...

Donald Trump has vowed to block any migrants attempting to come into the US illegally and has demanded $5.7billion from Congress in order to build a border wall, which was a key campaign promise.

The Democrats and some Republicans are refusing to provide that funding, arguing that the amount he is demanding is excessive and that walls do not work.

The impasse has led to a government shutdown which has seen 800,000 employees either furloughed or forced to work without pay, and is currently the longest in US history.