01:57Mexico: Caravan migrants escorted back to shelters after rushing US border
Mexican police escorted scores of Central American migrants back to their shelters after an attempted large-scale breach of the US border, in Tijuana on Sunday.
US authorities deployed tear gas as hundreds of migrants tried to evade Mexican police and break through the border.
"It was a very unpleasant feeling, like getting choked, we ran away because of that," said Sara Isabel Dias, a migrant from Honduras.
The Mexican government announced it would be deporting migrants in Tijuana who attacked federal security forces during the clashes. A total of 39 people were arrested, according to reports.
Over 5,000 migrants from Central America have been waiting near the US border after travelling over 4,000 km (2,500 miles) as part of the migrant caravan. They say they are seeking asylum in the US to escape poverty and violence back home.
01:57Mexican police escorted scores of Central American migrants back to their shelters after an attempted large-scale breach of the US border, in Tijuana on Sunday.
US authorities deployed tear gas as hundreds of migrants tried to evade Mexican police and break through the border.
"It was a very unpleasant feeling, like getting choked, we ran away because of that," said Sara Isabel Dias, a migrant from Honduras.
The Mexican government announced it would be deporting migrants in Tijuana who attacked federal security forces during the clashes. A total of 39 people were arrested, according to reports.
Over 5,000 migrants from Central America have been waiting near the US border after travelling over 4,000 km (2,500 miles) as part of the migrant caravan. They say they are seeking asylum in the US to escape poverty and violence back home.