Trump defends the use of tear gas against migrants at the border – La República CE

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, defended today the use of tear gas disperse a group of immigrants this Sunday at border with Mexico and denied that this chemical agent was used against children, as reported by many organizations.

Immigration officers "had to use it because they had an avalanche of very difficult people, and they used tear gas. The important thing is: no one will enter our country unless they enter legally, "he said. Trump in press statements at the White House, before going to Mississippi to give a rally.

Asked if it is acceptable to use tear gas against minors, Trump He has answered: "We did not do it We do not use it against children"

A photograph widely distributed this Sunday by several media shows two girls wearing diapers running hand in hand with their mother, leaving behind a burst of what seems tear gas, This has led many politicians and democratic organizations to condemn the actions of the Border Patrol.

The incident occurred on the border between San Diego (California, USA) and Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico), when hundreds of migrants they broke a fence of the Mexican Federal Police to get to the border, which was then taken to the United States to close the San Ysidro border port for several hours.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief Kevin McAleenan told CNN on Monday that there were "more than 1,000" migrants "who had" tried to illegally enter the country. United States. in large groups. "

Carry tear gas "This has prevented an already dangerous situation from getting worse," said McAleenan.

At least 69 immigrants They were arrested while they were attempting to illegally enter the United States, according to the official, who added that the "stones" thrown by undocumented immigrants were hitting four border agents, although they were not allowed to enter the United States. they are protected by their uniforms and are not seriously injured.

The President has today avoided to confirm that he had reached an agreement with the team of the President-elect of MexicoAndrés Manuel López Obrador, for migrants seeking asylum in the United States. Stay in the neighboring country while processing your petition, as reported by the Washington Post this weekend.

But Trump he did not deny it either, claiming that "Mexico wants to see if they can solve this problem", and reiterating that the members of the caravan of the migrants Central Americans "will not enter" in the United States. EFE