Why take the long way north?
The blue path is the one that the migrants took to the San Ysidro Port of Entry at Tijuana/San Diego, CA. The red path is the one that they could have taken to the Hidalgo Port of Entry at Reynosa/McAllen, TX.Notice the difference? The path to McAllen is approximately 1,300 miles long; whereas the path to San Diego is approximately 2,700 miles long. So the caravan traveled more than twice as far as it needed to .
Why in the world would they do that?
There are two reasons.
Ninth Circuit.
California is a sanctuary state
The state may interfere more directly with federal immigration enforcement.
In contrast, in Texas, law enforcement agencies like the Texas Department of Public Safety cooperate with federal officials to improve border enforcement. To be sure, there are some sanctuary cities in Texas too; but it’s nothing like California.
In short, the migrants’ attorneys made sure that the caravan went the extra mile - or extra 1,400 miles - to arrive where the rule of law is the weakest in the United States. And their advice appears to be paying off. Federal immigration enforcement personnel can still prevail, but the playing field is tilted against them.
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