Recalling the confrontation between migrants and border officials at the US-Mexico border over the weekend, Aly Wane, a Steering Committee member with the Syracuse Peace Council, told Sputnik that the clash is the “culmination of brutal policies” that have been in place for years.
The San Ysidro Port of Entry at the US-Mexico border was closed for several hours on Sunday after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents opted to deploy tear gas in an effort to disperse migrants wanting to gain entry.
Photos taken of the incident show dozens of individuals screaming as they run away from the area. Pictured in a now-viral image is a mother sprinting away from the tear gas bombs, with two young, barefooted children in hand.
The CBP has responded to the growing outage, explaining that officials detonated tear gas bombs in order to keep their agents safe from migrant crowds. “Several agents were hit by the projectiles,” the agency said on Twitter.
Wane told Radio Sputnik’s By Any Means Necessary on Monday that “it’s been like a slow-moving accident for many, many years, and we’re seeing the culmination of brutal policies.
