November 25, 2018, Tijuana- U.S. Border patrol agents fired tear gas and rubber bullets at migrants after individuals threw rocks at border agents and attempted to enter the United States.
Children and adults fainted from the effects of tear gas, as hundreds of peaceful protesters were caught in the violence.
A peaceful protest in response to the slow processing of asylum requests was being held next to the border by migrants that day. Mexican federal police attempted to break up the protest and detained dozens of migrants. U.S. Border patrol agents detained individuals who attempted to cross the border. In response to the attempted crossings, the U.S. closed the San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana for hours.
It is unclear what level of coordination there was and is between U.S. and Mexican authorities in response to the caravan, but there appears to be some level of cooperation between the law enforcement agencies.
U.S. President Donald Trump took advantage of the days events to push his narrative of the caravans as “an invasion”, calling migrants “stone cold criminals” on twitter.
Meanwhile, at least 4,700 migrants from Central America are sheltered in a sports complex in the city of Tijuana, where negative sentiment against migrants appears to be growing.
For more information in Spanish:
Estados Unidos rocía gases en territorio mexicano para contener a migrantes (En El Camino, 26 de noviembre de 2018)
EU arrestó a 42 migrantes tras incidente fronterizo (La Jornada, 26 de noviembre de 2018)
Protestan en Tijuana contra los migrantes hondureños (La Prensa, 18 de noviembre de 2018)
For more information from SIPAZ:
Chiapas / National / International: Migrant Caravan about to enter Oaxaca (November 3, 2018)
National / International: Caravan of migrants from Honduras arrives in Mexico (October 22, 2018)
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