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The first wave of 800 migrants from the much larger caravan arrived that the U.S./Mexico border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico Wednesday. According to reports, some of the migrants have been climbing the fortified border wall there to taunt Border Patrol agents, with some evening jumping into America illegally. Despite these facts, ABC and NBC ignored the caravan’s arrival with the latter suggesting the migrants were still a week away.
“Tonight, the first 800 migrants from the Central American caravan are at America's doorstep in Tijuana, Mexico. They split off from a larger group of about 5,000 and are planning to request asylum here in the U.S.,” announced anchor Jeff Glor during CBS Evening News.
Correspondent John Blackstone was at the border with the migrants. There he witnessed them “looking through the barricade and some of them climbing it, teasing the Border Patrol on the other side. A few have even jumped, including today, a woman carrying a baby.”
“But any attempt to cross here ends with certain capture,” he added.
According to Blackstone, “As many as 4,000 migrants are expected to arrive in Tijuana as soon as tomorrow. But with shelters in Tijuana already overflowing, even this first wave is straining the resources in this city of 2.5 million.”
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