Homeland Security claim FIVE HUNDRED criminals are in migrant caravan, as US closes busiest Mexico border crossing for hours to install security barriers
More than 500 criminals were traveling in the migrant caravan at the San Ysidro border crossing, DHS said
Officials would not reveal how they identified the criminals, but said most were men, according to Fox News
Northbound traffic lanes from Tijuana into San Ysidro, California were shut down for several hours on Monday
The U.S. also closed down one of two pedestrian bridges at the port of entry to prevent any stampede north
Homeland Security Nielsen said border was closed after learning of plans immigrants would ‘rush’ crossing
She also slammed the members of the caravan who were ‘purposely causing disruptions’ along the border
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Every day about 110,000 people use San Ysidro to cross into the U.S., many to commute for work
Frustrated residents of Tijuana expressed their anger at Central American ‘invaders’ in protests over weekend
They say the caravan migrants are messy and ungrateful, and fear their tax dollars will go to support them
Some 3,000 caravan migrants have arrived in the Mexican border town, with up to 10,000 expected soon
New caravan formed on Sunday in San Salvador and began heading north toward the US on foot and buses
KEITH GRIFFITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
20 November 2018
The Department of Homeland Security said more than 500 criminals were traveling in the migrant caravan at the San Ysidro border crossing on Monday.
Officials would not reveal how they identified the criminals, but said most of the individuals were adult men and teenage boys, according to Fox News.
The United States closed off northbound traffic for several hours at the busiest border entry point from Mexico to install new security barriers amid rumors that the caravan was preparing to rush the crossing.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen slammed the caravan’s members earlier Monday for ‘purposely causing disruptions’ and included pictures of US troops lined up in front of the barbed-wire fences.
‘There is a legal and illegal way to enter the US. We have deployed additional forces to protect our border. We will enforce all our laws,’ Nielsen wrote in a Twitter statement.
‘@CBP and @DeptofDefense appropriately responded by blocking the lanes, deploying additional personnel and seeking assistance from other law enforcement and federal assets. #CBP has reopened lanes for legitimate trade and travel. I want to thank them for their swift actions.
The United States closed off northbound traffic for several hours at the busiest border entry point from Mexico to install new security barriers amid rumors that the caravan was preparing to rush the crossing.
All northbound lanes and one of two pedestrian crossings at San Ysidro, California were shut down for three hours from 3.15am on Monday for ‘port hardening’, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.
The installation of movable, wire-topped barriers threatens to complicate life for Mexicans using San Ysidro, where about 110,000 people enter the U.S. every day in 40,000 vehicles.
Tensions have built already as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road – and with many more months likely ahead of them while they seek asylum in the U.S. The federal government estimates the number of migrants could soon swell to 10,000.
On Sunday night, there were clashes between the caravan and residents from the Mexican border city, who shouted ‘we don’t want you here’, and demanded that the ‘invaders’ from Central America turn around and return to their home countries.
Nielsen said that the crossing was shut down when law enforcement learned about the caravan’s plans to rush the border.
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