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Elected New Republican Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared Sunday members of the caravan of migrants trying to enter the United States and Jews fleeing Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.
Members of the caravan crossed the border on Sunday at the entrance port of San Ysidro, which connects Tijuana (Mexico) and San Diego (California).
WATCH:
Hundreds of people are trying to storm the border. Expect a significant response from the United States #tijuana pic.twitter.com/0T50XUnXtY
– emma murphy (@emmamurphyitv) November 25, 2018
The US Customs and Border Patrol closed the entry point in response and reportedly used tear gas to disperse the crowd of migrants.
Ocasio-Cortez has addressed Twitter to denounce the treatment of members of the caravan. (RELATED: Tijuana's angry residents oppose the migrant caravan: "It's an invasion")
Screenshot / Twitter
"Asking to be considered a refugee and seeking refugee status is not a crime," she wrote.
"It was not for Jewish families fleeing Germany. It was not for targeted families fleeing Rwanda. It was not for communities fleeing a war-torn Syria. And this is not the case for those fleeing violence in Central America, "she added.
Some members of the caravan reportedly threw stones at US authorities before using tear gas.
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Here is the moment just before the shot. You can see thrown stones. pic.twitter.com/p0M9p7Rx4G
– WendyFry (@WendyFry_) November 25, 2018
President Donald Trump has increased pressure in recent weeks on Mexico to do more to stop future caravans before they reach the US-Mexico border.
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