Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Trump administration official defends tear gas use at Mexico border
Source: Reuters
POLITICS DECEMBER 11, 2018 / 11:39 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Trump administration official defends tear gas use at Mexico border
Yeganeh Torbati
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The firing of tear gas canisters by U.S. border agents toward migrants in Mexico near a border crossing last month followed regulations, a senior Trump administration official said in testimony to Congress on Tuesday.
On Nov. 25, U.S. border agents fired tear gas to disperse a group of migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border crossing separating Tijuana from San Diego when some rushed through fencing into the United States.
A day after the incident, Mexico’s foreign ministry presented a diplomatic note to the U.S. government calling for “a full investigation” into what it described as non-lethal weapons directed toward Mexican territory.
Kevin McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that oversees U.S. Border Patrol, said in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the use of tear gas was within the agency’s regulations and came as agents faced a “difficult situation.”
“Pepper spray and CS gas are authorized to address assaultive behavior,” McAleenan said, using a common term for tear gas.
-snip-
Trump administration official defends tear gas use at Mexico border
Yeganeh Torbati
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The firing of tear gas canisters by U.S. border agents toward migrants in Mexico near a border crossing last month followed regulations, a senior Trump administration official said in testimony to Congress on Tuesday.
On Nov. 25, U.S. border agents fired tear gas to disperse a group of migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border crossing separating Tijuana from San Diego when some rushed through fencing into the United States.
A day after the incident, Mexico’s foreign ministry presented a diplomatic note to the U.S. government calling for “a full investigation” into what it described as non-lethal weapons directed toward Mexican territory.
Kevin McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that oversees U.S. Border Patrol, said in testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the use of tear gas was within the agency’s regulations and came as agents faced a “difficult situation.”
“Pepper spray and CS gas are authorized to address assaultive behavior,” McAleenan said, using a common term for tear gas.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mcaleenan/trump-administration-official-defends-tear-gas-use-at-mexico-border-idUSKBN1OA1XM
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
