Lety Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, ...
MEXICO CITY - Lety Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year old son, who glared defiantly at the Mexican National Guard soldier blocking them from crossing into the United States.
“The woman begged and pleaded with the National Guard to let them cross ... she wanted to cross to give a better future” to her young son Anthony Diaz, Gonzalez said. The soldier, dressed in desert fatigues, an assault rifle slung over his shoulder, said he was only following orders, according to Gonzalez.One of several images Reuters published of the scene, the photo was picked up widely on social media.
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who retweeted the picture after it was posted by former Mexican ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhan, wrote “what a pity, Mexico should never have accepted this.” An official with the National Guard said the soldier “invited her to avoid putting herself at risk by crossing the river with a minor.”
Trump said on Wednesday that Mexico will “probably put up more” troops to its U.S. border. Mexico’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. All of a sudden, seizing the opportunity when the battle-ready soldier glanced away, Perez lunged into the shrubs growing on the side of the river bank, pulling her son with her. They quickly ran across to the other side of the river and out of the guardsmen’s jurisdiction where U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents took them into custody.
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