U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana reopened after migrants attempt to breach fence

U.S. border officials have reopened a port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border after a group of migrants tried to illegally enter the country.

The port of entry at San Ysidro, north of Tijuana and south of San Diego, had been closed since about 11:30 a.m. Sunday but was reopened by 6 p.m. local time, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said in a statement.

Thousands of Central American migrants are waiting in Tijuana and surrounding areas to apply for asylum in the U.S.

Tear gas was deployed to disperse the crowd, and CBP agents apprehended multiple people who tried to enter illegally, Border Patrol said.

No one was injured, according to statements by CBP and Mexico's Interior Ministry.