Tear gas, pepper spray fired at migrants as they attempt to storm the closed U.S. border

Jacob B. | 4:13 PM on November 25, 2018

Migrants are trying to storm and breach the border in Tijuana that separates the United States and Mexico.

Tear gas has been employed in an attempt to keep migrants from crossing the border into California.

BREAKING: U.S. agents fire tear gas at migrants after some try to breach fence separating U.S. and Mexico

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 25, 2018

Here is a video of migrants attempting to rush across the border.

Hundreds try to storm the border. Expect significant US response #tijuana pic.twitter.com/0T50XUnXtY

— emma murphy (@emmamurphyitv) November 25, 2018

And here is the use of pepper spray and smoke to deter the migrants from breaching the fence.

WATCH: US Border Patrol Deploys Smoke Pellets & Pepper Spray As Caravan Members Break Through Border Fence https://t.co/VRKquHdugH pic.twitter.com/3FMyttHtRV

— Breaking911 (@breaking9111) November 25, 2018

BREAKING Tear gas in the air at the San Ysidro crossing between Mexico and California where some migrants tried to breach the border, which has been closed.
?by @hannahmckay88 and @topixkim for @Reuters pic.twitter.com/5SYYUpNfx4

— James Cook (@BBCJamesCook) November 25, 2018