Customs and Border Protection officials defended the use of tear gas against migrants amid a “chaotic situation” at the San Ysidro port of entry.
Author: Rafael Carranza, Arizona Republic
Migrant caravan: Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis, asks for international help
The municipal government in Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis to deal with the arrival of nearly 5,000 mostly Central American migrants.
Busloads of caravan migrants arrive overnight in Tijuana, where shelter already is over capacity
Hundreds more migrants arrived to the already-crowded shelter in Tijuana late Tuesday night. The shelter is over-capacity.
Court ruling undercuts Homeland Security chief’s warning to migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen talked about the migrant caravan where the U.S.-Mexico border fence ends at the Pacific Ocean.
Migrants’ makeshift shelter in Tijuana is nearing capacity
Besides the crowded conditions at the makeshift shelter in Tijuana, migrants also complain about exposure to the weather and, increasingly, safety.
Job fair kicks off for stranded migrants facing long wait times in Tijuana
Government leaders kicked off a job fair in Tijuana aimed at the stranded migrants facing multiple months of waiting to seek asylum in the U.S.
Troops install barbed wire at Arizona border ports in anticipation of migrant caravan
Active-duty soldiers deployed to the Arizona-Mexico border installed barbed wire at the top of the fence separating the twin cities of Nogales.