US Border Patrol agents arrested 32 people at a migrants-rights protest on Monday evening at a border fence in California.
The protesters called for an end to the detention and deportation of migrants and for the US to welcome the caravan of Central American migrants who arrived in Tijuana, Mexico in November.
Facebook posts by protest organizer the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) showed demonstrators kneeling in front of federal agents in riot gear after they approached the fence on a San Diego beach.
Facebook posts by protest organizer the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) showed demonstrators kneeling in front of federal agents in riot gear after they approached the fence on a San Diego beach
US Border Patrol agents arrested 32 members of the protest group (pictured) at a migrants-rights protest on Monday evening at a border fence in California
The protesters called for an end to the detention and deportation of migrants and for the US to welcome the caravan of Central American migrants who arrived in Tijuana, Mexico in November. A blind woman (center) was arrested during the protest
A US Border Patrol agent walks on the San Diego side during preparations for the arrival of the protesters
The Quaker group said 30 people were stopped by agents and taken into custody while they tried to move forward to offer a ceremonial blessing to start a week of action called 'Love Knows No Borders: A moral call for migrant justice'
The Quaker group said 30 people were stopped by agents and taken into custody while they tried to move forward to offer a ceremonial blessing to start a week of action called 'Love Knows No Borders: A moral call for migrant justice.'
Singing and praying, religious leaders moved forward in lines of four to six, some wearing T-shirts reading: 'Love Knows No Borders.'
They were handcuffed and led away by federal agents upon entering a restricted area in front of the fence.
'As a Quaker who believes in our shared humanity...We´re calling on the US to respect the rights of migrants,' said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary of the American Friends Service Committee.
US Border Patrol spokesman Theron Francisco said 31 people were arrested by Federal Protective Services for trespassing and one was arrested by Border Patrol for assaulting an agent.
More than 400 people, many leaders of churches, mosques, synagogues and indigenous communities, took part in the protest at San Diego´s Border Field State Park, which borders Tijuana, Mexico, according to the AFSC.
They were handcuffed and led away by federal agents upon entering a restricted area in front of the fence
US Border Patrol spokesman Theron Francisco said 31 people were arrested by Federal Protective Services for trespassing and one was arrested by Border Patrol for assaulting an agent
Singing and praying, religious leaders moved forward in lines of four to six, some wearing T-shirts reading: 'Love Knows No Borders'
The arrests marked the second confrontation with US federal agents since the migrant caravan reached Tijuana in November
The arrests marked the second confrontation with US federal agents since the migrant caravan reached Tijuana in November.
US Border Patrol agents fired tear gas at migrants on November 25 after they said they were hit with projectiles thrown from Tijuana.
Thousands of migrants are living in crowded shelters in Tijuana after traveling from Central America to escape poverty and violence.
They may have to wait weeks or months to claim asylum at the US border.
Data released on Monday by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) showed asylum claims at the US-Mexico border rose 67 per cent in the 2018 fiscal year from a year earlier.
US immigration officials say these claims, most of which are accepted, exploit a legal loophole allowing migrants to enter the US while they await a court hearing on their asylum case.
'As a Quaker who believes in our shared humanity...We´re calling on the US to respect the rights of migrants,' said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, which has run a week of actions to back migrants
More than 400 people, many leaders of churches, mosques, synagogues and indigenous communities, took part in the protest at San Diego´s Border Field State Park, which borders Tijuana, Mexico, according to the AFSC
US police and Border Patrol hold a line as members of an inter-faith group showed support for Central American asylum-seekers who arrived in recent caravans
Members of various faith groups walk on the beach toward the US border to stage a pro-migration protest to show support for Central American asylum-seekers
'As the majority of these claims will not be successful when they are adjudicated by an immigration court, we need Congress to act to address these vulnerabilities,' CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said in a statement.
Protest leaders said President Donald Trump had portrayed the caravan as a security threat to advance his 'anti-immigrant' agenda and further restrict migrants' ability to seek asylum.
A US judge in November blocked Trump's proclamation to bar migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally from seeking asylum.
Despite tough new immigration policies imposed by the Trump administration, the US is still the top pick by far for migrants seeking a new home, according to a new report.
Some 158 million people have desires to move to the US. The number accounts for around 21 per cent of all those in the world seeking a new home.
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The protesters called for an end to the detention and deportation of migrants and for the US to welcome the caravan of Central American migrants who arrived in Tijuana, ...
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Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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