THE LEAD STORY - CHAOS AT THE BORDER - Images and videos posted on social media Sunday showed hundreds of migrants from a Central American caravan pushing past Mexican riot police and rushing the border at the port of entry in San Ysidro, Calif., in a major test for both U.S. border authorities and Mexican officials ... U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it temporarily suspended northbound and southbound crossings for both pedestrians and vehicles at the San Ysidro port of entry for approximately five-and-a-half hours. U.S. border agents shot several rounds of tear gas after some migrants attempted to penetrate various points along the border and threw what appeared to be rocks at U.S. authorities. Mexico's Milenio TV showed images of migrants climbing over fences and peeling back metal sheeting to enter. Tear gas fumes were carried by the wind toward people who were hundreds of feet away, including some children.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement that DHS “will not tolerate this type of lawlessness and will not hesitate to shut down ports of entry for security and public safety reasons." The Mexican Interior Ministry said Sunday afternoon it would immediately deport the migrants who tried to "violently" breach the border. The dramatic escalation at the border came as Mexico's incoming government denied reports Saturday that it had struck a deal with the White House to keep asylum-seekers in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts. President Trump, for his part, again threatened to close the entire southern border if no deal could be reached between the two counties. - Reported by Gregg Re (@gregg_re on Twitter)
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LIBERAL HYSTERIA OVER BORDER VIOLENCE: Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, tweeted Sunday that the use of tear gas against Central American migrants who attempted to enter the U.S. illegally may have been a violation of international agreements governing the use of chemical weapons -- before he backtracked ... In response to reports of U.S. agents using tear gas on migrants, Schatz initially tweeted: "Tear gas across the border against unarmed families is a new low." Approximately 45 minutes later, Schatz tweeted: "Who gave the order? Did it implement or contravene policy?" He then tweeted "WHO GAVE THE ORDER?" in all caps. Schatz then asked: "Why tear gas? Is this consistent with the Conventions on Chemical Weapons?" However, the tweet was posted for just a few minutes before it was deleted and replaced by another message. In an exchange with opinion writer Stephen Miller, Schatz admitted that "I went ahead and deleted the one about chemical weapons because I just don’t know enough about what happened." He then asked Miller: "Does this not strike you as excessive?" - Reported by Samuel Chamberlain (@SChamberlainFOX on Twitter)
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