A peaceful march veered out of control as hundreds of migrants tried to evade a Mexican police blockade and reach the border crossing.
MEXICO CITY — A peaceful march by Central American migrants waiting at the southwestern United States border veered out of control on Sunday afternoon, as hundreds of people tried to evade a Mexican police blockade and run toward a giant border crossing into California.
In response, the United States Customs and Border Protection agency shut down the border crossing in both directions.
The march in Tijuana, Mexico, was met by Mexican federal police officers at a bridge that leads to the San Ysidro border crossing, through which millions of people and vehicles pass each year.
