US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials used tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants as they rushed the busiest border crossing between the US and Mexico yesterday.
The San Ysidro Port of Entry near San Diego, California, was completely closed down in both directions to foot and vehicle traffic, after around 500 migrants on the Mexican side of the border overwhelmed police blockades.
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