More than 150 Central American migrants approached an area of the border in Tijuana in the Playas neighborhood near the beach late on Monday.<\/p>\n
Migrants said they thought security measures might be relaxed due to the New Year\u2019s holiday.<\/strong><\/p>\nU.S. security personnel fired tear gas into Mexico after midnight as some migrants prepared to climb a border fence, according to the Reuters witness.\u00a0During a second attempt, migrants began to pass youths and children over the razor wire along the fencing to the U.S. side.<\/strong><\/p>\nU.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Katie Waldman called the group\u00a0\u201ca violent mob\u201d and said they had thrown projectiles at agents who responded with \u201cthe minimum force necessary to defend themselves.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cCongress needs to fully fund the border wall,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Waldman said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement the gas was aimed upwind of people throwing rocks on the Mexican side who obstructed agents from helping the children being passed over razor wire.<\/p>\n
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