Blinken cautions Haitian migrants against 'profoundly dangerous' trek to U.S


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  • Saturday, 09 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Some thousands of migrants take shelter as they await to be processed near the Del Rio International Bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuna in Del Rio, Texas, September 18, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned Haitian migrants that they would not succeed in reaching the United States, while his Mexican counterpart lamented that many had been tricked into undergoing the long trek with false hopes.

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