sadly the article clearly states its not 500 , but only a few of the 500. read it yourself, in fact it has this exact line in it : This story corrects to clarify that not all of the 500 protesters will be deported https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexico-to-deport-about-500-migrants-who-violently-tried-to-illegally-cross-the-u-s-border-idUSKCN1NU12A