My point was if they never get here the law never comes into play. That was the point of my post. This AP release is completely at odds with the 2000 reported as having crossed into Mexico.
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Thursday night, the migrant caravan of at least 3,000, many waving Honduran flags and chanting slogans, arrived at the Guatemalan border with Mexico. On Friday, they broke down Guatemalan gates and streamed toward a bridge to Mexico. Most were repelled by Mexican police, but about 50 got through.
https://www.apnews.com/138443b2ba4646ad8f2b3abf4837bf00
Fox News, with a reporter on site, says up to 7500 (about 3:00 pm CDT).