U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana closed as migrants attempt to breach fence
Some demonstrators on the Mexico side of the border "split off to heard towards multiple locations along the border," and some attempted to enter the U.S. in areas "directly east and west" of the border crossing, the release stated. Some also attempted to enter the U.S. through northbound and southbound vehicle lanes at the port of entry, but they were "stopped and turned back to Mexico," according to CBP.
The attempts to "illegally enter the U.S." continued, and CBP agents responded to them, it said.
U.S. border officials have temporarily closed a port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border as thousands of Central American migrants wait in Tijuana to apply for asylum in the U.S.
The port of entry at San Ysidro, north of Tijuana and south of San Diego, have been closed since about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said in a statement.
A group of Central American migrants climb the border fence between Mexico and the United States
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