As we told you on Friday, the caravan of Central American immigrants making its way through Mexico had reached the border town of Tijuana with plans to mass apply for asylum on Sunday.
According to reports, the San Ysidro port of entry “reached capacity” earlier today:
"We have reached capacity at the San Ysidro port of entry": U.S. Customs and Border Protection issues statement as members of migrant caravan seek entry into U.S. pic.twitter.com/uMSrCckB7D
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 29, 2018
But that was even before the members of the caravan even showed up:
San Diego’s border crossing is full, US officials say, even before a caravan of Central Americans began turning themselves in to seek asylum. https://t.co/7iNcfBgNlE
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) April 29, 2018
And we’re seeing reports that some of the immigrants are already entering the U.S. illegally:
U.S. @CBP says over the past 24-hours “several groups of people associated with the Central American Caravan have illegally entered the U.S. without immigration documents by climbing over the dilapidated scrap metal border fence on either side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry.”
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) April 29, 2018
“In several of these incidents, children as young as 4-years-old, and in one case a pregnant female, were detected entering the United States illegally through a dark, treacherous canyon that is notorious for human and drug smuggling.”
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) April 29, 2018
No way.
***
Related:
Immigrant caravan arrives in Tijuana as @RealDonaldTrump orders DHS to stop it from crossing 'our WIDE-OPEN BORDER' https://t.co/q7IBJN5i5j
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 27, 2018
Remember the immigrant caravan? It's now a 'stampede' and heading to the U.S. on a train https://t.co/t2ndPSpvEP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 16, 2018
President Trump says the immigrant caravan is 'largely broken up.' But is it? https://t.co/jesTcraZqn
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 5, 2018
Join the conversation as a VIP Member