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U.S. agents fired tear gas at a group of migrants on Sunday as they tried to cross into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico.

The incident took place at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry between Tijuana and San Diego, where of people cross between the U.S. and Mexico each day.

In recent days, more than 5,000 migrants have been camped in Tijuana after arriving in Mexico from Central America. Many of the migrants are seeking to apply for asylum in the U.S., but as James Fredrick reported for NPR, fewer than 100 asylum petitions per day are being processed at the San Ysidro entry point.

On Sunday, hundreds of migrants made their way through Tijuana towards the border.

As they marched, Customs and Border Protection between Tijuana and San Diego. The crossing was later on Sunday.

The group of migrants continued toward the border. Mexican police officers in riot gear stopped many, but those who continued toward the fence met U.S. border agents, who sprayed some with tear gas. Following the incident, the Mexican Interior Ministry hundreds of migrants who attempted to "violently" cross the border.

Fredrick described the scene with NPR's Weekend All Things Consideredon Sunday evening:

"Every once in a while, a new group gathers there, at the U.S.-Mexico border fence � and then pretty quickly after that, they are dispersed using tear gas. It's pretty windy here today. I was probably half a mile from where the tear gas was shot, and I could feel it ... You saw lots of families, lots of kids who, although they weren't close there, have been feeling the effects of tear gas."

The event occurred amid conflicting reports about the future of U.S. border policy.

President Trump that migrants wouldn't be allowed into the U.S. "until their claims are individually approved in court." A Saturday indicated that the U.S. and Mexico had come to a deal around such an arrangement, but in a , Mexican officials denied a deal had been made.

President Trump then on Sunday morning, "Would be very SMART if Mexico would stop the Caravans long before they get to our Southern Border, or if originating countries would not let them form..."

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