U.S.-Mexico border reopens after clash with migrants prompts five-hour closure

The San Diego Union Tribune ^ | Staff

[EliRoom8]

The U.S.-Mexico border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry was closed in both directions for more than five hours on Sunday after hundreds of migrants rushed the area, prompting federal authorities to launch tear gas in an apparent attempt to get the group to disperse.

The confrontation highlights the escalating tensions along the border as thousands of migrants from Central America poured into Tijuana in recent weeks seeking asylum to enter the U.S. President Trump has pushed to keep any migrants in Mexico as they await the immigration process.

[gaijin]

To be really credible, I’d prefer a 24 hour closure.

To really get their attention.

I’ll bet if we did a whole weekend we could see all of TJ go all “Sinaloa” on the Caravan.

[EliRoom8]

Tijuana Mayor Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum also took to Twitter to discuss the incident saying, “We will not allow our binational relationship to be broken by the bad behavior of the migrant caravan.”

He added that Tijuana residents who “work, study and visit the United States in peace” were affected by the closure.

[fidelis]

In before all the inane “machine-gun them all down” or “bomb them with napalm” comments.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Mexico could have stopped these multiple Caravans at any time. This is on them 100%. Along with the liberals who have funded this.

[SVTCobra03]

I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like.......victory.

[Big Red Badger]

5 hrs closed.

A little Concetina,
A little Gas,
All You Marxist Bastards
Can Kiss My @$$!

[Charles Martel]

Those people could have accepted Mexico’s offer of asylum, then quietly slipped over our border a month or two later. Someone paid for a big, splashy confrontation and refuses to deviate from that plan.

[real saxophonist]

Including the title, that brief piece used the word ‘migrants’ four times.

[AlaskaErik]

Those people could have accepted Mexico’s offer of asylum, then quietly slipped over our border a month or two later. Someone paid for a big, splashy confrontation and refuses to deviate from that plan.

The plan is to get the US to cave and allow anyone into the US that wants to come. They are not deviating from that plan. Slipping in illegally in a month or two does not further that goal.

[AlaskaErik]

Those people could have accepted Mexico’s offer of asylum, then quietly slipped over our border a month or two later. Someone paid for a big, splashy confrontation and refuses to deviate from that plan.

The plan is to get the US to cave and allow anyone into the US that wants to come. They are not deviating from that plan. Slipping in illegally in a month or two does not further that goal.

[Balding_Eagle]

From the Mexican side as tear gas flies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyDwCeSnwgU

Watch now, won’t be there later

[dragnet2]

One lumberhead wanted us to use snipers! As if that were somehow needed for an incident which tear gas sent them running for the tall grass in short order.

I’m trying to imagine what the corrupt Democrats in D.C. and their close media associates would do with that.

[Big Red Badger]

If those “Types” would spend
A day at the Border Fence
They loose all those ideas
and stupid comments or
Be chased of by the
Border Patrol.

[magna carta]

What happened to the Raytheon burn stun approach?

[FrdmLvr]

They knew the border would be closed, it’s been announced. They should have left while they could. Now, they’ll just have to wait until the threat goes away, which could be a long time.

[FrdmLvr]

We got us a real Mexican standoff then because President Trump will not back down.

[Elsie]

The U.S.-Mexico border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry was closed in both directions for more than five hours on Sunday after hundreds of migrants rushed the area, prompting federal authorities to launch tear gas in an apparent attempt to get the group to disperse.

Apparent?

[Liz]

Mexico could have stopped these Caravans at any time. This is on them.....along with the liberals who funded this debacle.

Financial books of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus should be opened ASAP,
as well as subpoenaing computer hard drives, text messages, phone records, emails, snail mail, wire-transfers, etc.

The C/H/C could be financing this....b/c they would benefit by a huge influx of hispanics.

[upchuck]

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