Mexico deporting 98 ‘foreigners’ involved in Sunday’s border clash

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The Mexican government announced Monday it will deport 98 people who were involved in Sunday’s attack on federal enforcement officers when hundreds of Central American migrants attempted to storm the border near San Diego, Calif.

In a statement published Monday afternoon, the Interior Department said 98 “foreigners” are in the process of being sent back to their countries of origin as a result of their “violent behavior” and attempts to “attack and injure federal immigration agents and police near its El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana.

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