US
border patrol repels migrants with tear gas after Mexico crossing
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After suspending all traffic at the US’ busiest port with Mexico, border patrol guards had to resort to tear gas to fend off migrants trying to breach the border wall to gain entrance by other means.
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RT,
25
November, 2018
After suspending all traffic at the US’ busiest port with Mexico, border patrol guards had to resort to tear gas to fend off migrants trying to breach the border wall to gain entrance by other means.
All
crossings were completely suspended at the US’ busiest point of
entry following a gate rush attempt where hundreds of migrants
attempted to push past Mexican police. With the main legal point of
entry barred off, a large group of migrants assembled for a protest
began to climb fences and break holes in the border wall in order to
reach US soil. After one group attempted to enter through an
opening in the border fence, border patrol pushed them back with
tear gas that left the asylum seekers fleeing and coughing, including
children as young as three who had been brought to the site of the
confrontation. Demonstrators responded by throwing rocks and other
projectiles.
A migrant family, part of a caravan of thousands traveling from Central America to the U.S., run from tear gas in front of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico at Tijuana on Sunday - @Reuters
Current Situation: Migrants broke through this wooden fence to try and cross into the US via the train tracks and are now being pushed back by riot police - the border crossing remains closed and the migrants have nowhere to go but to turn around and go back #MigrantCaravan
The
San Ysidro entry port between Tijuana and San Diego is the US’
busiest point of entry, with nearly 100,000 northbound entries taking
place each day. Some 5,000 migrants, part of a caravan of Central
American migrants, are currently camped out while they attempt to
apply for asylum, but some are growing impatient with the official
process. The asylum seekers are currently housed in a sports stadium
in Tijuana which has been converted into a makeshift shelter.
Ana Zuniga, 23, from Honduras cradled 3-year old daughter with red burning eyes. “We ran but when you run the smoke smothers you more.” Said US agents began launching gas when migrants opened small hole in concertina wire at bottom of Tijuana River. She didn’t see anyone get thru
As
the caravan approached the border between the US and Mexico, the
Trump administration mobilized hundreds of troops to try to maintain
control of a potentially chaotic situation, and while many felt the
government's response was overkill, it now seems some cautionary
measures were advisable. Trump has been explicit about how he plans
to handle the situation, tweeting that the Democrats created the
problem, and that there would be “no crossings”.
Would be very SMART if Mexico would stop the Caravans long before they get to our Southern Border, or if originating countries would not let them form (it is a way they get certain people out of their country and dump in U.S. No longer). Dems created this problem. No crossings!
#CBP conducted a #LARGE scale operational readiness-exercise Thursday at the #SanYsidroPOE with #OFO officers and agents of #AMO & #USBP. We are prepared for any contingency at the border. #AlwaysVigilant #HonorFirst #AirAndMarine @CBPBuffalo
Despite
an initial WaPo report that claimed the US and Mexico had come to an
agreement on a change in US asylum law which would prohibit asylum
seekers from waiting in the US while their status is pending, Olga
Sanchez Cordero, Mexico’s incoming interior minister has since
denied any such agreement took place. Nonetheless, Trump still claims
that all applicants will remain outside the country’s borders. The
asylum process takes half a year on average and is currently flooded
with a large backlog of applications. Nearly 40,000 people apply for
asylum each year in the US
Mexico to deport migrants who tried to ‘violently’ force their way into US
RT,
26
November, 2018
After
US border guards used tear gas to repel a group of migrants who tried
to break through from Mexico at a closed crossing, Mexico is saying
it will deport some of the 500 migrants involved in the chaotic
incident.
Clarification:
the article has been corrected to clarify that not all members of the
500-strong group of migrants will be deported.
Mexican
authorities told the press that they will be deporting some of the
500 people involved in a demonstration which turned into a mass
gate-crashing attempt, for “illegally” and “violently”
rushing Mexican police at the San Ysidro entry port in Tijuana.
The
border is the most active entry point between the US and Mexico, and
facilitates nearly 100,000 crossings a day. The port was completely
shut down after migrants impatient with long waiting processes and
uncertainties of the US asylum process attempted to force their way
into the US. After the failed attempt to brush past border guards,
migrants began breaking holes through the border fence nearby,
prompting the US to respond firing tear gas at the crowds. The port
was eventually reopened following hours of closure during the
conflict.
The
demonstration was made up of members of a caravan of over 7,000
immigrants from central America seeking to apply for asylum in the
US. Around 5,000 are currently being housed in a converted sports
stadium in Mexico while they wait to submit applications. US
president Donald Trump has responded saying that no crossings will be
made, and that asylum seekers will await their decisions outside US
borders.
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