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U.S. border officials clash with migrants in asylum limbo

On Sunday, U.S. border patrol fired tear gas at crowds rushing the closed crossing in Tijuana. Witnesses described a chaotic scene in which people, including children, fainted from the gas. Mexico plans to deport nearly 100 of the migrants involved. As Amna Nawaz reports, the dramatic events come as President Trump’s recent limit to asylum grants is on hold pending a court decision.