Almost two hundred Central American migrants who have arrived at the
Mexico-US border have been told the crossing is closed to them.
US border officials say the San Diego facility has already reached
capacity and is unable to process their entry.
The so-called migrant caravan, made up of people from Guatemala,
Honduras and El Salvador, has spent several weeks traveling to the US
border.
They say they have fled violence and persecution and plan to seek asylum.
Immigration attorney Nicole Ramos says the migrants will be entering legally.
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Immigration attorney Nicole Ramos says the migrants have spent too
long traveling to the border to now risk entering illegally and being
caught.
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