Mexico Defends Soldiers Who Fired Tear Gas At Migrants On Its Border - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 22, 2020
The Mexican government has defended the country’s National Guard, whose soldiers fired tear gas at hundreds of migrants trying to cross from Guatemala into Mexico in order to travel to the U.S.
Interior Minister, Olga Sanchez Cordero said thesoldiers had not exercised “repression”.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said they had beenpelted with stones, but had nevertheless acted correctly, and that there hadbeen no injuries.
About 3,300 mostly Honduran migrants reached the borderon the weekend, in a caravan that had taken-off from northern Honduras earlierin the week.
Mexico refused to let them travel to the U.S.
The two countries agreed in June to stem migration,and Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government deployedthousands of soldiers for the purpose.