The chief patrol agent for San Diego Sector Border Control pushed back against reports that a Sunday demonstration near Tijuana was peaceful.
“I kind of challenge that it was a peaceful protest or that the majority of these people were claiming asylum,” Rodney Scott told CNN, noting that federal agents arrested 42 people.
“The group immediately started throwing rocks and debris at our agents, taunting our agents,” he said. “Once our agents were assaulted and the numbers started growing — we had two or three agents initially facing hundreds of people at a time — they deployed tear gas to protect themselves or protect the border.”
Scott said that at least three agents were “struck by rocks,” but their tactical gear protected them.
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"I kind of challenge that it was a peaceful protest or that the majority of these people were claiming asylum," says the Chief Patrol Agent, San Diego Sector Border Control, explaining the decision to use tear gas. "42 crossed the border and were arrested" https://t.co/w67XCL3JqD pic.twitter.com/BkuMJSswl7
— New Day (@NewDay) November 26, 2018
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San Diego Border Patrol chief on clashes at border: "I kind of challenge that it was a peaceful protest" https://t.co/zL95wZWtZk pic.twitter.com/QuzOZYTYre
— The Hill (@thehill) November 26, 2018
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