Mexico calls for investigation into use of tear gas on border

Mexico's top diplomat is asking the U.S. government to investigate clashes at the Tijuana-San Diego border on Jan. 1 and the use of tear gas by border officials.

Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard on Thursday requested "an exhaustive investigation of the events that occurred that day, as well as the events of November 25th in that same area," in a diplomatic note to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.

In incidents on Nov. 25, 2018, and Jan. 1, 2019, U.S. border agents deployed crowd control measures including tear gas, pepper spray and plastic pellets to deter migrants from crossing the border.

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) defended the actions as necessary.

https://thehill.com/latino/423733-mexico-calls-for-investigation-into-use-of-tear-gas-on-border