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Immigration officials at Laredo turn back protesting Cubans
NUEVO LAREDO — A peaceful demonstration Saturday morning of about 500 Cuban migrants hoping to call attention to their plight in Mexico quickly escalated when a large group moved the protest to the international bridge.
Many have been in Mexico since January, when President Barack Obama ended their privileged migrant status, and have grown restless.
Mexican soldiers armed with rifles turned them back, but a dozen slipped past the soldiers in a second wave, only to be told by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that the bridge was closed to them.
“What if I want to turn myself in and ask for asylum?” one man asked.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Immigration-officials-at-Laredo-turn-back-11060325.php
