Sheinbaum’s migrant policy gets turned into a border invasion story. But where’s the evidence she’s helping migrants reach Texas?

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum — Vows to Assist Migrant Caravans As Another One Is Expected to Form Headed to Texas Border

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government is working to assist migrant caravans trekking through Mexico, as another caravan is expected to start in Honduras on Sunday.

During her morning news conference, Sheinbaum announced that the current caravan that was trekking through Mexico had largely dissolved, with most migrants returning to the southern states of her country.

“Over the past two years, nearly ten or more such caravans have arrived,” Sheinbaum said. “While they are part of the caravan, arrangements are made to ensure they receive the minimum attention required regarding their human rights. There is a great deal of experience in handling this; it does not call for any special or extraordinary measures.”

Her comments confirm a report by Breitbart News Foundation that revealed that Mexican authorities were escorting the caravan and providing them with auditoriums to stay. However, Sheinbaum claims that since the start of the Trump administration, no caravan has reached the northern border.

The headline makes it sound like Sheinbaum is helping migrants march to the Texas border. Read her actual remarks and that’s not what she said. She talked about providing basic humanitarian assistance to people passing through Mexico, then said the caravans had largely broken up and most migrants returned south. The article throws in the claim about Mexican authorities escorting migrants and providing auditoriums, but doesn’t establish whether that was to help them reach the U.S. or manage them while they were in Mexico. Those are two very different things. If Sheinbaum is helping organize the journey north, show the evidence. Don’t turn basic assistance into a border invasion story through headline wording.