Mexico Deports Migrants as it Engages with U.S. Over Border Security
By Julian HaydaMexico Deports Migrants as it Engages with U.S. Over Border Security
By Julian Hayda
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Last Sunday at the U.S. -Mexico border, U.S. patrol agents fired tear gas on an unarmed crowd of migrants, including children, attempting to enter the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico. The migrants attacked, of which many had been part of the caravan of Central American asylum seekers, were at the border protesting the the U.S.’ limiting the number of migrants who can request asylum. Mexico, meanwhile, deported several dozen asylum seekers to their home countries. To discuss the situation unraveling from Mexico’s perspective we are joined by Laura Carlsen. Carlsen is the director of the Americas Program for the Center for International Policy, based in Mexico City. She hosts the online television program, “Interviews from Mexico. “