Many injured as clash breaks out between migrants, Mexican National Guard

Heavy clashes between African migrants and National Guard officials in riot gear. In June, Mexico deployed some 6,000 National Guard agents to help control the flow of migrants headed toward the U.S. and filled 650 immigration agency posts to regulate border crossings.

Tapachula: several people injured after clashes erupted between African migrants and Mexican National Guard officials on Tuesday, more than a week after officials sealed off the main entrance of the migrant camp named '21st century' in the southern city of Tapachula, near Guatemala.

Video footage filmed by rights group Pueblo Sin Fronteras showed heavy clashes between African migrants and National Guard officials in riot gear.

The migrants said that they were demanding to leave the country, and head to the US.

Back in June, Mexico deployed some 6,000 National Guard agents to help control the flow of migrants headed toward the US and filled 650 immigration agency posts to regulate border crossings.

The move was part of a deal on irregular immigration reached with Washington to head off stiff tariffs that President Donald Trump threatened to slap on all imports from Mexico.