U.S. border agents fire tear gas at illegal migrants at Tijuana border
Thousands of Central American migrants have been camping at shelters in Tijuana since arriving in November after traveling in caravans across Mexico to reach the U.S. border.
A migrant, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, holds a tear gas canister after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials threw it to the Mexican side of the fence as migrants prepare to cross it illegally, in Tijuana, Mexico, January 1, 201(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMMED SALEM)ByREUTERS
