US-Mexico crossing closed down for hours after migrants rush port of entry in chaotic scene
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. - Weeks of growing tensions in Tijuana, Mexico, over thousands of migrants who have poured in hoping to enter the United States boiled over Sunday when a group of them rushed the border, prompting U.S. Border Patrol agents to fire tear gas to disperse them.
The clash marked a significant escalation in the migrant crisis at the border as well as the U.S. political debate about immigration policy and border security. President Donald Trump in recent weeks has vowed to seal off the Mexican border and is pushing to keep any migrants in Mexico as they wait to file claims seeking refuge in the U.S.
A growing number of migrants from Central America has made the arduous trek up through Mexico
