Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Can President Trump close the US-Mexico border?
A group of migrants rushed the wall between Tijuana and San Diego on Sunday. The Border Patrol responded with tear gas. Forty-two people who managed to make it across were arrested on the U.S side.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenA group of migrants rushed the wall between Tijuana and San Diego on Sunday. The Border Patrol responded with tear gas. Forty-two people who managed to make it across were arrested on the U.S side. The border was closed for more than five hours at San Ysidro. We look at what happened, and discuss the legal questions around it.
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4 storiesWhy did border agents fire tear gas at migrants trying to come to the US?
A group of migrants rushed the wall between Tijuana and San Diego on Sunday. The Border Patrol responded with tear gas. Forty-two people who managed to make it across were arrested on the U.S side.
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