LIZ SHELD’S MORNING BRIEF: A Second Caravan Approaches and Much, Much More. “Mexico has offered all these caravan folks asylum but most continue to the U.S. If you aren’t sure what the motives are here, passing on Mexico’s offer gives an indication the caravan travelers aren’t just looking for asylum. So far Mexico has processed 1,699 applications for asylum while 7,000+ people are on the move toward the U.S. border.”