Several hundred migrants tried to break through in the USA on the border with Mexico, they were driven away with tear gas and rubber bullets (video)

The first groups of migrants from Central America broke through to the Mexican-American border, Fox News reports. As a response, the US Border Service banned the movement of cars and pedestrians on the San Isidro section, north of which the California San Diego is located.

According to TASS, which refers to the AR, the incident occurred near the border crossing between the Mexican state of Tihuan and the American state of California. The migrants tried to cross the checkpoint, holding the flags of the United States and Honduras in their hands, they also chanted that they were not criminals.

According to the newspaper Milenio , a massive march with the participation of about 5 thousand migrants preceded a massive attempt to illegally cross the border. Some of them later broke through the cordon organized by federal police officers, and rushed to the border. Employees of US law enforcement agencies used tear gas against them, despite the presence of children. At least 500 illegal migrants became participants in skirmishes. The Fox News TV channel notes that law enforcement officers resorted to such an extent after migrants began to throw objects similar to stones in them.

"On the border of the United States and Mexico in the Tijuana area, a complete mess reigns ... The American military stops with rubber bullets trying to break through the border of illegal immigrants," the Excelsior news agency said. It is reported that as a result of the shelling several people were injured.

“The National Institute of Migration (Mexico) intends to deport those who tried to forcefully get to the United States. Those who we managed to identify will be deported, they violated the Mexican law. We will act hard,” the MILENIO statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Mexico Alfonso Navarret.

He specified that there were no wounded among migrants. After trying to break through the US customs and border service, the San Isidro large border crossing was closed between the cities of San Diego and Tihuan. At the same time, in the statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the authorities deported from October 19, 11 thousand illegal migrants from the countries of Central America, from October 19.

"From this amount ... 1.9 thousand participants in the caravans of migrants from the countries of Central America, who voluntarily asked the National Institute for Migration [Mexico], were returned to their countries," the document says. It also notes that the authorities of the Latin American country confirm their obligation to observe the rights of all who are on its territory, regardless of their migration status, and will not deploy the armed forces in order to counteract this problem.

Nevertheless, the plots on the border where attempts at the breakthrough occurred will be additionally strengthened. To date, the participants of the failed breakthrough have returned to their shelters in Tihuan. In connection with what was happening on the border in the White House, they announced the sending of additional forces to the San Isirro area, including marine infantrymen. Earlier, the Mexico authorities stated that they agreed to provide asylum to migrants from South America before the resolution of their admission in American courts.

Flying to tijuana on @flyvolaris at 10pm and Just Saw the #Bordercrossing at San Ysidro is Closed. IS CBX Still Looking Good? #MEXICO #MigrantCaravan #sanysidro Pic.twitter.com/0Jib53DOWK

- Meredith McConvill (@topropemediasd) November 25, 2018

Hundreds of #migrants Try to Storm the #BORDER . Expect Significant us Response #tijuana #Mexico #MigrantCaravan #sanySidro #Donald Pic.twitter.com/wqsherfqxxxxx

- Ali (@mohsi_n) November 25, 2018

US President Donald Trump previously stated that he was ready to block the entire southern section of the border if the Mexico authorities allow a breakthrough of refugees. "Migrants on the southern border will not be allowed to the United States until the trial of each of them will be satisfied with the court. We will allow only those who enter our country legally. Otherwise, our strict policy is to" catch and detain ". And not" let "in the USA. Everyone will remain in Mexico," the president promised.

In addition, Trump confirmed that the military personnel received at the southern border of the United States received an order if necessary to open fire to defeat .

On November 9, the owner of the White House signed a decree on the refusal of asylum illegal migrants, but the Federal Court in San Francisco (California) blocked the implementation of the decree of Trump. The White House after that distributed a statement in which he noted that the US authorities will take all the necessary steps in the framework of the law to protect the southern border of the country, despite the court’s decision.