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A migrant woman helps carry a handmade U.S. flag up the riverbank at the Mexico-U.S. border after getting past Mexican police at the Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, as a group of migrants tries to reach the U.S. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

The Latest: US officials say 69 migrants arrested in clash

Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens to a questions as he speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Mississippi for rallies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump strongly defends use of tear gas on caravan migrants

By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Migrants run from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid photojournalists covering the Mexico-U.S. border, after a group of migrants got past Mexican police at the Chaparral crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Migrants in US border breach hit with tear gas

By Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Migrants wave at U.S. border control helicopters flying near the Benito Juarez Sports Center serving as a temporary shelter for Central American migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city.

Migrant caravan members march on U.S. border crossing

By Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Seven-year-old Honduran migrant Genesis Belen Mejia Flores waves an American flag at U.S. border control helicopters flying overhead near the Benito Juarez Sports Center serving as a temporary shelter for Central American migrants, in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

A baby carriage, belonging to a group of Central American migrants, is loaded with mattresses and sleeping bags in Mexicali Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Several thousand Central American migrants arrived in Tijuana last week more than a month after leaving Honduras in a caravan. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Tijuana declares ‘humanitarian crisis,’ seeks help from UN

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Philocles Julda, 44, poses for a photo in front of a Haitian barbershop in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Julda is part of a group of Haitian immigrants who started the Association of the Defense of Haitian Migrants to give the community a place to help itself with everything from Spanish lessons to paying medical bills. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

In Mexico’s border city, Haitians hailed as success story

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Central American migrants, part of the Central American caravan trying to reach the United States, continue their journey as they leave Mexicali, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months likely ahead of them while they seek asylum in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Migrant caravan denounces delinquents after Tijuana arrests

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

Central American migrants, part of the Central American caravan trying to reach the United States, continue their journey as they leave Mexicali, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months likely ahead of them while they seek asylum in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Mexico to deport migrant caravan members after Tijuana arrests

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

Central American migrants, part of the Central American caravan trying to reach the United States, continue their journey as they prepare to leave Mexicali, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months likely ahead of them while they seek asylum in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Caravan migrants weigh options after court blocks Trump ban

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

An anti-migrant demonstrator is surrounded by the press as she argues with a woman during a protest against the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an &quot;invasion,&quot; and voiced worries that their taxes might be spent to care for the group as they wait possibly months to apply for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Caravan forces short-term shutdown on U.S. border as DHS boosts security

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A demonstrator carries a Mexican flag during a protest against the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an "invasion," and voiced worries that their taxes might be spent to care for the group as they wait possibly months to apply for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Migrant caravan frightened by Tijuana protests

By Julie Watson and Mark Stevenson - Associated Press

An anti-migrant demonstrator is surrounded by the press as she argues with a woman during a protest against the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an &quot;invasion,&quot; and voiced worries that their taxes might be spent to care for the group as they wait possibly months to apply for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Migrants fearful, anxious in aftermath of Tijuana protests

By JULIE WATSON and MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

Police stand guard to protect a migrant shelter as demonstrators protest the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an "invasion," and voiced worries that their taxes might be spent to care for the group as they wait possibly months to apply for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Migrant caravan meets hostility in Tijuana

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

In this Nov. 14, 2018 picture, a man from Honduras walks along the top of the border structure separating Mexico and the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico. With about 3,000 Central American migrants having reached the Mexican border across from California and thousands more anticipated, the city of Tijuana continues to prepare for an influx that will last at least six months and may have no end in sight. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrants get cool reception in Mexican border town

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

In this Nov. 2, 2018 photo, Deysi Orellana, from left, 3-year-old Brithani Lizeth, 5-year-old Janeisy Nicolle, and Evangelina Murillo, gather outside their home during an interview in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Brithani's parents missed her third birthday party after they joined a caravan of Central American migrants that is making its way to the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Social media eases worries for migrants, families back home

By MARIA VERZA - Associated Press

Migrants from Honduras dry their clothes in the sand after washing off in the Pacific Ocean, near the border fence in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Members of a migrant caravan from Central America started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Tijuana mayor: Caravan influx to last at least 6 months

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

A Central American migrant sits on top of the border structure separating Mexico, left, and the United States, right, as U.S. Border Patrol agents look on, right, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, catching rides on buses and trucks for hundreds of miles in the last leg of their journey Wednesday as the first sizable groups began arriving in the border city of Tijuana. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

More caravan migrants arrive in Tijuana, brace for long stay

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Marvin Ochoa, center, of Honduras, waits in line for a meal behind his wife Diana Marylin Ochoa after they arrived with a Central America migrant caravan to Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Members of the migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Migrant caravan, Tijuana residents clash at U.S. border fence

By Elliot Spagat and Maria Verza - Associated Press

A Catholic nun gives travel advice to Central American migrants riding in the bed of a semi-trailer, as they move toward the U.S. border, in Ixtlán del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. The U.S. government said it was starting work Tuesday to &quot;harden&quot; the border crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, to prepare for the arrival of a migrant caravan leapfrogging its way across western Mexico. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Migrant caravan groups arrive by hundreds at US border

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and MARIA VERZA - Associated Press